Home >  Term: scuttlebutt
scuttlebutt

1. A barrel with a hole in used to hold water that sailors would drink from. By extension (in modern naval usage), a shipboard drinking fountain or water cooler.

2. Slang for gossip; origins of the phrase "around the water cooler."

0 0
  • ส่วนหนึ่งของคำพูด: noun
  • อุตสาหกรรม/ขอบเขต: Boat
  • Category: General boating
  • Organization: Wikipedia

ผู้สร้าง

  • sbarton
  •  (Silver) 729 points
  • 100% positive feedback
© 2024 CSOFT International, Ltd.