scuttlebutt

1. N-UNCOUNT Scuttlebutt is rumours or gossip. 流言蜚語(yǔ)[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)] [非正式]

Besides, he has no proof that the allegations are true; Washington is full of scuttlebutt. 再說，他并沒有證據(jù)證明這個(gè)指控是真的；華盛頓現(xiàn)在到處是流言蜚語(yǔ)。