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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ferdinand	FER-dee-nahnt (German, Dutch), FUR-di-nand (English), FER-dee-nahnd (Finnish)	German, French, Dutch, English, Czech, Slovene, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Antonis	-	Greek
Alborz	-	Persian
Nebo	-	Biblical
Sechnall	-	Irish
Zipporah	zi-PAWR-ə (English), ZIP-ər-ə (English)	Biblical, Hebrew