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Synonyms for scuttle-butt

Most common

tattle comment

All synonyms

Noun

1. Gossip — gossip, idle chatter; also, rumour

gossip, tattle, tale, furphy slang AU

Other

comment

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Gossip, idle chatter; also, rumour.

Related words

Other spellings
scuttlebutt

Forms

Plural
scuttle-butts → gossips, tattles, tales, furphies…

Example sentences

  • tattle I've got no respect for finks, snitches, or tattle-tales.
  • comment For Markku Liisa's comment was a slap in the face.

By length

4 letters
tale1
6 letters
gossip2, tattle2, furphy
7 letters
comment2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gossip2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
charnier
Italiano
carnaio