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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread scuttlebut #204827 02/21/2012 7:42 PM Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1 marko stranger marko stranger Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 1 Where do I find out about the word "scuttlebut"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: scuttlebut marko #204828 02/21/2012 7:53 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=scuttlebutt The description sounds familiar - like gossip around a water-cooler or coffee pot. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: scuttlebut TheFallibleFiend #204833 02/22/2012 1:05 PM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Candy Pooh-Bah Candy Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under These days workers are more likely to gather around the 'water cooler' for a gossip! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: scuttlebut Candy #204839 02/22/2012 4:11 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Or at Starbucks, Scooters, etc. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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