scuttlebutt in Finnish

(countable, nautical) 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.

(uncountable, originally, US, nautical, _, slang) Gossip, idle chatter; also, rumour.

(transitive, rare) To spread (information) by way of gossip or rumour.

(transitive, rare) To spread (information) by way of gossip or rumour.

(intransitive) To chat idly or gossip; also, to spread rumours.