the grapevine telegraph
1through the grapevine — through gossip, bush telegraph How did you know I moved? I heard it through the grapevine …
2grapevine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, rumor; rumor mill, pipeline, a little bird. See information. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Vine] Syn. climber, creeper, trailer; see vine . 2. [Gossip, used with the ] Syn. rumor, the grapevine… …
3grapevine — or grapevine telegraph [grāp′vīn΄] n. 1. any of the woody vines that bear grapes ☆ 2. a secret means of spreading or receiving information; also, the spreading of news or gossip from one person to another: with the …
4Grapevine (gossip) — See also Chinese whispers. To hear something through the grapevine is to learn of something informally and unofficially by means of gossip and rumour.The usual implication is that the information was passed person to person by word of mouth,… …
5grapevine — noun a) The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow Although many grape vines have geographical names, those rarely reflect their real origin, if known at all b) A rumor I heard on the grapevine that Jim will be leaving soon. Syn …
6grapevine — /grayp vuyn /, n. 1. a vine that bears grapes. 2. Also called grapevine telegraph. a person to person method of spreading rumors, gossip, information, etc., by informal or unofficial conversation, letter writing, or the like. 3. a private or… …
7bamboo telegraph — noun or bamboo wireless : the Oceanian native grapevine telegraph * * * bamboo telegraph, the means by which news and rumors are quickly spread in countries of the Orient; grapevine. See also bush telegraph. (Cf. ↑bush telegraph) …
8Florence and the Machine — at Brixton Academy in London, 13 December 2009 Background information Origin London, England …
9Coconut Telegraph — Studio album by Jimmy Buffett Released February 1981 …
10bush telegraph — noun a) A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word of mouth relay, or smoke signals. When I was born, family and friends came …
