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scuttlebutt vs talk of the town

talk of the town vs scuttlebutt

scuttlebutt and talk of the town both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scuttlebutt Yes No No No
talk of the town Yes No No No
As nouns, talk of the town is a hyponym of scuttlebutt; that is, talk of the town is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scuttlebutt:
  • scuttlebutt: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
  • talk of the town: idle gossip or rumor
Other hyponyms of scuttlebutt include earful, hearsay, rumor, rumour, grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth, dirt, malicious gossip, scandal, talk.
scuttlebutt (noun) talk of the town (noun)
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people idle gossip or rumor
Difference between scuttlebutt and talk of the town

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