as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
according to scuttlebutt in the financial markets, the company will be downsizing soon
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This witty exploration of the history of gossip comes from a good authority on the subject; McKinney is a co-creator and the former host of the popular podcast Normal Gossip, in which guests and listeners submit anonymous scuttlebutt about regular people that range from the juicy to the bizarre.
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Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Dakota County data center review Dakota County Commissioner Joe Atkins addressed the Inver Grove Heights data center scuttlebutt with a detailed Facebook post on Feb 24.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
Including, apparently, underappreciating LeBron James, who stood before the usual throng of reporters after Thursday’s loss addressing the scuttlebutt gumming up the works this time.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
At the time, there was scuttlebutt in the interwebs about how perhaps Johns made the wrong choice, that maybe a Johns-Daescu or a Johns-Alshon was the better partnership.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Dakota County data center review Dakota County Commissioner Joe Atkins addressed the Inver Grove Heights data center scuttlebutt with a detailed Facebook post on Feb 24.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
Including, apparently, underappreciating LeBron James, who stood before the usual throng of reporters after Thursday’s loss addressing the scuttlebutt gumming up the works this time.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
At the time, there was scuttlebutt in the interwebs about how perhaps Johns made the wrong choice, that maybe a Johns-Daescu or a Johns-Alshon was the better partnership.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttlebutt
rumor
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Then, in January, residents heard rumors that a steel barrier was in the works.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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So when rumors began spreading Sunday inside Centre Hospitalier de Fontaine, a family-run hospital inside the slum, that armed gangs were advancing toward the facility, there was only one thing left to do as panic swept through.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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“Scuttlebutt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuttlebutt. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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