jungle telegraph
Noun
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Noun
jungle telegraph (plural jungle telegraphs)
- (idiomatic) A system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners.
- 1958, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,825425,00.html Live Virus in the Jungle]," Times, 11 Aug.:
- Working both sides of the stream, they got native chieftains to pass the word by jungle telegraph.
- 1958, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,825425,00.html Live Virus in the Jungle]," Times, 11 Aug.:
- (idiomatic) A gossip network; an informal communication system within a group or organization.
- 2008, Lisa Marsh "‘Hills’ Under Tents ↗," New York Post, 5 Feb. (retrieved 19 Sep. 2008):
- And the jungle telegraph at Bryant Park is alive with rumors that the show's biggest name, Lauren Conrad, will be here any day.
- 2008, Lisa Marsh "‘Hills’ Under Tents ↗," New York Post, 5 Feb. (retrieved 19 Sep. 2008):
- (communication system used by primitive cultures) bush telegraph
- (gossip) bush telegraph, grapevine, rumor mill/rumour mill
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