the bush telegraph



the bush telegraph

  (British & Australian)
the way in which people quickly pass important information to other people, especially by talking News of the redundancies spread immediately on the bush telegraph.
See beat about the bush
See also: bush, telegraph

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SilviaSEEL-vyah (Italian), SEEL-byah (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Volodislavu-Medieval Slavic
BolesŁAwbaw-LE-swahfPolish
MuirÍN-Irish
Ault[ɔ:lt]
MatevŽ-Slovene