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scuttlebutt

C2 noun

scuttlebutt /ˈskʌtəlˌbʌt/ nghĩa là thùng nước uống trên tàu

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  1. thùng nước uống trên tàu

    Originally (now chiefly historical), a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking water on board a ship; now (by extension, informal), a drinking fountain on a modern ship.

    countable

    The scuttlebutt is that layoffs are coming.

    The scuttlebutt is they're going to Australia.

  2. chuyện ngồi lê đôi mách, tin đồn

    Gossip, idle chatter; also, rumour.

    slang · uncountable

    His resolve not to worry about unfounded scuttlebutt lasted about two minutes.

    “So, is she seeing anyone? I don't see a ring. Sam, find out the scuttlebutt.”

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