jungle drums
Informal news network
Jungle drums refers to informal channels through which news or rumors spread, especially within a community or organization: I heard through the jungle drums that layoffs are coming.
The phrase evokes the stereotype of African or indigenous peoples communicating over distances by drumbeat.
This origin makes the term potentially offensive, though many users are unaware of the racial connotation.
Informal talk spreading rumors
- grapevineInformal gossip network
- whispersSpeaks very quietly
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scuttlebuttInformal rumor or speculation
buzz · word-of-mouth · speculation · innuendo · tittle-tattle · chatter · undercurrent · murmurs
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
scuttlebutt · buzz · word-of-mouth · speculation · innuendo · tittle-tattle · chatter · undercurrent · murmurs · rumblings
telegraph
Electrical message system
broadcast · alert · warning · communication · beating · rhythm · code · primitive · tribal · distance
- Borneo peopleslonghouse, longhouses, adat, Saban, headhunting
- Drum and Bassbreakbeat, breakbeats, jump up, halftime, half time
jungle drumsformal announcement
press release · public notice · official channels · formal communication · press conference
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