Scuttlebutt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈʌɾəlbˌʌt/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈʌtəlbˌʌt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈʌtəlbˌʌt/

3 syllables Say it as /skˈʌɾəlbˌʌt/.

Examples

the divorce caused much gossip

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gossip comment

Parts of Speech

noun	a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people “the divorce caused much gossip”

Word Forms

gossip

verb

wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

ragots

un rapport (souvent malveillant) sur le comportement d'autres personnes

🇪🇸Spanish

rumor

un informe (a menudo malicioso) sobre el comportamiento de otras personas

🇮🇹Italian

chiacchiere

una segnalazione (spesso dannosa) sul comportamento di altre persone

🇳🇱Dutch

kogelstoot

een melding (vaak kwaadwillig) over het gedrag van andere mensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

boato

um relatório (muitas vezes malicioso) sobre o comportamento de outras pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

суета

сообщение (часто злонамеренное) о поведении других людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़बर

अन्य लोगों के व्यवहार के बारे में एक रिपोर्ट (अक्सर दुर्भावनापूर्ण)।

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কুটলবাট

অন্যান্য মানুষের আচরণ সম্পর্কে একটি প্রতিবেদন (প্রায়শই দূষিত)

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కటిల్ బట్

ఇతర వ్యక్తుల ప్రవర్తన గురించి నివేదిక (తరచూ హానికరమైనది).

🇮🇳Marathi

स्कटलबट

इतर लोकांच्या वर्तनाबद्दल अहवाल (अनेकदा दुर्भावनापूर्ण).

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કટલબટ

અન્ય લોકોના વર્તન વિશે અહેવાલ (ઘણીવાર દૂષિત).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕಟಲ್ಬಟ್

ಇತರ ಜನರ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ವರದಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ದುರುದ್ದೇಶಪೂರಿತ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്‌കട്ടിൽബട്ട്

മറ്റ് ആളുകളുടെ പെരുമാറ്റത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു റിപ്പോർട്ട് (പലപ്പോഴും ക്ഷുദ്രകരമായത്).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕੂਟਲਬੱਟ

ਦੂਜੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਬਾਰੇ ਇੱਕ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ (ਅਕਸਰ ਖਤਰਨਾਕ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سکٹل بٹ

دوسرے لوگوں کے رویے کے بارے میں ایک رپورٹ (اکثر بدنیتی پر مبنی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流言蜚语

关于他人行为的报告（通常是恶意的）

🇯🇵Japanese

スカトルバット

他人の行動に関する（悪意のあることが多い）報告

🇰🇷Korean

소문

다른 사람의 행동에 대한 보고(종종 악의적인)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cá đuối

một báo cáo (thường có ác ý) về hành vi của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

วิ่งหนี

รายงาน (มักเป็นอันตราย) เกี่ยวกับพฤติกรรมของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kabar angin

laporan (seringkali jahat) tentang perilaku orang lain

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

خرطومی

گزارشی (اغلب بدخواهانه) در مورد رفتار افراد دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

saçma sapan

diğer insanların davranışları hakkında (genellikle kötü niyetli) bir rapor

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְכִילוּת

דיווח (לעתים קרובות זדוני) על התנהגותם של אנשים אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'scuttlebutt' is 'a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people'.

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