grapevine vs jungle telegraph

grapevine

noun
  • An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip. 

  • A leglock. 

  • The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow. 

  • A move in which the feet are alternately placed in front of each other, while both remaining on the ice or ground, incorporating half-turns. 

  • A rumor. 

verb
  • To restrain in a leglock. 

jungle telegraph

noun
  • A gossip network; an informal communication system within a group or organization. 

  • A system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners. 

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