| |  |  | | "Tell me everything; fill me in on the latest scuttlebutt." |
| | | "The scuttlebutt has it that Elaine found a new job in Arizona." |
| | | "I'm sure we'll hear all the scuttlebutt about the wedding at the after-party." |
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 | | North American English, early 19th century |
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 | | Sailors coined the most amusing words. On a 19th-century ship, a butt was a cask of drinking water, and a scuttle was the hole made for drinking. Thus, the sailors would gather at the scuttlebutt for a bit of chitchat in what was essentially the maritime equivalent of gathering by the office watercooler. ... | | Continue Reading |
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