word on the street



word on the street

The information, or the version of that information, that is currently spreading from person to person, often in a particular setting, like school or work. A: "The word on the street is that you're pregnant." B: "What? That is simply not true!" There are so many people stopping by Shelly's office because word on the street is that she's leaving the company.
See also: on, street, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nicolas['nikələs]
Fingall-Scottish
Abidanə-BIE-dən (English), AB-i-dan (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Winfried-German
Arjun-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Imhotepim-HO-tep (English)Ancient Egyptian