word of mouth

Other forms: words of mouth

Definitions of word of mouth
  1. noun
    gossip spread by spoken communication
    synonyms: grapevine, pipeline
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    type of:
    comment, gossip, scuttlebutt
    a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
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