rumor

latrine rumor

dated In the military, any gossip, rumor, or unfounded information passed along in the latrines of soldiers. If the latrine rumors are to be believed, we're going to be relocated to an area outside of Danang next week. You shouldn't believe every latrine rumor you hear, son. When soldiers have too much time on their hands, they start spinning stories.
See also: latrine, rumor

rumor campaign

A concentrated and prolonged effort to damage or ruin someone's or some group's reputation through the perpetuation of rumors, innuendos, or falsehoods, generally as a means of persuading a large number of people against him, her, or them. Primarily heard in US. The local sheriff's slim lead heading into the election quickly evaporated after he found himself at the wrong end of a vicious rumor campaign. I think we need to start a rumor campaign to slow down the competitor's growth in the market, but no one can know that it's coming from us!
See also: campaign, rumor

rumor has it (that)

It is being rumored that (something is or will be the case). Rumor has it that the boss is using the company profits to pay off his own gambling debts. No one is certain where the money went, but rumor has it the CEO has been embezzling the funds into offshore accounts.
See also: rumor

rumor mill

The source from, or process by, which rumors are generated, spread, and perpetuated among a group of people. Primarily heard in US. Listen, Barry, you can't believe everything that comes out of the rumor mill. I can guarantee you that there will be no layoffs this year. One of the downsides of having a celebrity status is having every aspect of your life subjected to the Hollywood rumor mill.
See also: mill, rumor

rumor monger

Someone who is apt to gossip and spread rumors. Don't believe anything you hear from Tiffany—she's a real rumor monger.
See also: rumor
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

rumor has it that...

there is a rumor that... Rumor has it that Fred is seeing Mary and that they are engaged.
See also: rumor, that
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

latrine rumor

(ləˈtrin ˈrumɚ)
n. any rumor, especially one that is alleged to spread at the latrine [general toilet facilities]. (see also furphy, scuttlebutt.) Somebody started spreading a latrine rumor about the colonel’s wife.
See also: latrine, rumor
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • latrine rumor
  • latrine wireless
  • wireless
  • latrinogram
  • latrino
  • on the grapevine
  • on/through the grapevine
  • through the grapevine
  • detail
  • detailed
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However, rumors suggest that this year Microsoft is likely to keep its MWC presence a low-key affair.
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There is a famous line in the film "Steel Magnolias," starring Julia Roberts and Shirley MacLaine: "If you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come over and sit right here by me." Studies show that while many rumors in organizations are based on partially accurate information, they are rarely totally accurate.
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Independently of this series of studies, deterministic models for rumor transmission have been studied sporadically.
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Wysocki (1999) found increasing returns and trade values the day following the rumor, especially when it is published at night while markets are closed.
The effect of the quality of rumors on market yields
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