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grapevine telegraph

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grape⋅vine

[greyp-vahyn]
–noun
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 secret source of information.

Origin:
1645–55; 1860–65, Americanism for def. 2; grape + vine
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grapevine

  1. n.
    an informal communications network. : I heard on the grapevine that Sam is moving to the east.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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