scuttlebutt

• Nom désignant une rumeur, souvent malveillante, concernant le comportement d'autres personnes.

A noun referring to a report, often malicious, about the behavior of other people.

indénombrable

1. Gossip or RumorC1informalamerican

   A piece of gossip or unverified information about other people's behavior.

   Rumeur ou commérage

   • The office scuttlebutt says the manager is leaving.
   • I heard some scuttlebutt about the merger from a colleague.
   • Don't believe everything you hear; it's just scuttlebutt.

   Synonymesbuzzgossipgrapevinehearsayrumortalktittle-tattlewhisperword