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Synonyms of scuttlebutt

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Another word for scuttlebutt is scuttle-cask. Other synonyms of scuttlebutt are furphy, babble, bavardage, bibble-babble and blab.

Synonyms and similar words for scuttlebutt

nounOriginally (now chiefly historical), a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking...

  • scuttle-cask

nounGossip, idle chatter; also, rumour.

  • furphy Australia, slangAn erroneous or improbable story; also, a rumour.
  • babble
  • bavardageChatter, banter.
  • bibble-babbleIdle talk; babble.
  • blab
  • blabberA person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
  • blabbingGossip; the telling of tales or of confidences.
  • blatherFoolish or nonsensical talk.
  • blathering
  • chatter
  • chinwagAn informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
  • chit-chat
  • claver British, dialectalFrivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
  • clepe British, dialectalA cry; an appeal; a call.
  • gabbleConfused or unintelligible speech.
  • hot air
  • mardle British, dialectalA chat or gossip.
  • natterMindless and irrelevant chatter.
  • palaverTalk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter.
  • prateTalk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
  • prattleSilly, childish talk; babble.
  • small talkIdle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out...
  • tattle
  • twaddleEmpty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
  • waffle(Often lengthy) speech or writing that is evasive or vague, or pretentious.
  • yackety-yakProlonged chatter; uninterrupted, idle talk; gossip.
  • yap
  • yatterNatter; prattle; mindless chatter.
  • clatfart dialectalGossip.
  • goss slang
  • gossipIdle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
  • gossipry
  • labrishGossip, rumor, chatty speaking.
  • skeet
  • tale
  • tittle-tattle
  • tidbit archaic
  • twittle-twattle archaicFrivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle.

Meaning of scuttlebutt

  1. noun Originally (now chiefly historical), a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking water on board a ship; now (by extension, informal), a drinking fountain on a modern ship.
  2. noun Gossip, idle chatter; also, rumour.
  3. verb To spread (information) by way of gossip or rumour.

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Questions about synonyms of scuttlebutt

What is another word for scuttlebutt?
Scuttlebutt has 39 synonyms on Word.ws, such as scuttle-cask, furphy, babble, bavardage, bibble-babble, blab, blabber and blabbing.
What does scuttlebutt mean?
Scuttlebutt means originally (now chiefly historical), a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking water on board a ship; now (by extension, informal), a drinking fountain on a modern ship.

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