rumor mill
English
Alternative forms
- rumour mill
Noun
rumor mill (plural rumor mills)
- (idiomatic) A process in which a group or network of persons originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.
- 1963, "A Kennedy Speaks to a Lodge," Time, 5 Jul.,
- For months the Washington rumor mill has ground out gossip about who might replace U.S. Ambassador Frederick E. Nolting Jr.
- 2008, "Zimbabwe Opposition Claims Victory," New York Times, 30 Mar. (retrieved 19 Sep. 2008),
- Unofficial results instead traveled through the rumor mill, passed along on mobile phones from one part of the country to another.
- 1963, "A Kennedy Speaks to a Lodge," Time, 5 Jul.,
Synonyms
- gossip mill
Translations
originator or promulgator of gossip
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