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Scuttlebutt
Scuttlebutt meaning
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. | Gossip, idle chatter; also, rumour.
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As last week got underway, the Capitol Hill scuttlebutt was that his speakership had momentum, newfound allies and deserved to be seen as inevitable.
ESPN’s longtime resident LeBron whisperer Brian Windhorst is already dousing the airwaves with scuttlebutt regarding the Lakers’ renewed interest in acquiring Irving in a sign-and-trade this summer.
That scuttlebutt, incidentally, does not come courtesy of a young, frivolous, “MAGA-ite” elected official.
NDP leadership hopeful Kathleen Ganley was in the city Thursday for meetings, and scuttlebutt has it that main contender Naheed Nenshi is doing some deep south outreach.
They relied upon daily trips to the post office for parcels, pension checks and mail-order prescriptions, not to mention the chance to catch up on the small-town scuttlebutt.
When he appeared in front of MSPs in August he was asked by Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton if he had heard any “scuttlebutt”, “rumour mill” or “mutterings” about Mr Salmond’s conduct in relation to bullying or sexual misconduct.
There was, however, plenty of scuttlebutt about powers within Safaricom — resistant to the brand of bureaucracy rattling change Alpha could bring — conspiring to push him out.
We’re not certain where Hook and Lennon are headed, but the scuttlebutt is they’re entertaining the idea of working at a startup.
New York City and San Francisco are both considering similar measures, and Mr. Carter-Long said there’s scuttlebutt that a plastic-straw ban will be introduced in Congress.