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scuttlebutt vs dirt

dirt vs scuttlebutt

scuttlebutt and dirt both are nouns.

scuttlebutt is not an adjective while dirt is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scuttlebutt Yes No No No
dirt Yes Yes No No
As nouns, dirt is a hyponym of scuttlebutt; that is, dirt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scuttlebutt:
  • scuttlebutt: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
  • dirt: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
Other hyponyms of scuttlebutt include earful, hearsay, rumor, rumour, grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth, malicious gossip, scandal, talk, talk of the town.
scuttlebutt (noun) dirt (noun)
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
anything regarded as making something unclean
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
obscene terms for feces
scuttlebutt (adjective) dirt (adjective)
(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
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