Malicious gossip and Scuttlebutt

Malicious gossip noun - Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people.

Scuttlebutt and malicious gossip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scuttlebutt" instead a noun phrase "Malicious gossip".

Scuttlebutt noun - Information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy.

Malicious gossip and scuttlebutt are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Malicious gossip" with "Scuttlebutt", this terms are similar.