This article is about the slang term. For the communication protocol, see Secure Scuttlebutt. For the song from The Little Mermaid, see The Scuttlebutt.
A Navy scuttlebutt
Scuttlebutt in slang usage means rumor or gossip, deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water (or, later, a water fountain).[1][2]
The term corresponds to the colloquial concept of a water cooler in an office setting, which at times becomes the focus of congregation and casual discussion. Water for immediate consumption on a sailing ship was conventionally stored in a scuttled butt: a butt (cask) which had been scuttled by making a hole in it so the water could be withdrawn. Since sailors exchanged gossip when they gathered at the scuttlebutt for a drink of water, scuttlebutt became Navy slang for gossip or rumours.[2]
^"Scuttlebutt - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
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