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

Working both sides of the stream, they got native chieftains to pass the word by jungle telegraph.

b) A gossip network; an informal communication system within a group or organization.

And the jungle telegraph at Bryant Park is alive with rumors that the shows biggest name, Lauren Conrad, will be here any day.

Syn: bush telegraph, grapevine, rumor mill, rumour mill

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