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scuttlebutt

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scut·tle·butt /ˈskʌtlbʌt/ noun [uncountableU] American EnglishAmE informal  
ALstories about other people’s personal lives, especially stories that are unkind or untrue 〔关于别人私生活的〕流言蜚语 SYN gossip
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Origin scuttlebutt
(1900-2000) scuttlebutt container for a ship's drinking water ((19-20 centuries)), from scuttled having a hole cut in it ((18-19 centuries)) (from → SCUTTLE1) + butt large container for liquid, barrel ((15-21 centuries)) (from Old French botte, from Late Latin buttis); because sailors gathered around the container to talk
scut·tle·butt noun
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