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by word of mouth

Through the verbal sharing of information. A: «How did you hear about our bakery?» B: «Oh, by word of mouth. My dad told me about it.» We don’t have the budget for a big marketing campaign, so we’ll just have to hope that buzz about our shop gets spread by word of mouth.

by word of mouth

by speaking rather than writing. I learned about it by word of mouth. I need it in writing. I don’t trust things I hear about by word of mouth.

word of mouth, by

Orally, by one person telling another, as in They don’t advertise; they get all their customers by word of mouth. [Mid-1500s]

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by ˌword of ˈmouth

in spoken, not written, words: The news spread by word of mouth.

‘By word of mouse’ (= a computer mouse) is a humorous version of this that refers to communication by email, etc.

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word of mouth, by

Orally. This phrase dates from the sixteenth century and persists to the present, though simply “orally” would be more direct. “A little message unto hir by worde of mouth,” wrote Nicholas Udall in Ralph Roister Doister (ca. 1553), presumably differentiating it from a written message.

See also:

word of mouth, by
word of mouth
have an argument
have an argument (with someone)
mm-hmm
mhm
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go in with
go in with (someone)
have a skin like a rhinoceros

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by word of mouth

на словах; из уст в уста

I think she heard about the job by word of mouth.

We heard the news by word of mouth long before it was reported in the newspapers.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов.
2013.

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By Word of Mouth Meaning

Definition: Spreading information through verbal communication.

When something is done by word of mouth, it is communicated informally by people speaking with one another rather than writing or typing.

Many things spread by word of mouth. For example, stories can be spread by word of mouth, and marketing can be done by word of mouth.

This phrase can also be used as a hyphenated adjective to modify a noun, as in the phrase word-of-mouth marketing.

Word of mouth has been in use since the mid-1500s. The hyphenated adjective version has been in use since the 1800s.

However, oral storytelling has been around for thousands of years prior to either of these phrases being used. Before the invention of writing, even before the invention of the printing press to make the spread of writing easier, communicating by word of mouth was the main way to communicate.

Now, however, communicating by word of mouth is more of an anomaly because of the advent of writing. Access to books and paper and technology like email and texting have made word-of-mouth a more costly way to communicate.

Examples of By Word of Mouth

One of the main things that people think of when using the phrase word of mouth is a rumor. Many times, one person will inadvertently start a rumor by saying something to another, and then that person will slightly change the story when telling it to yet another person.

The story will continue to change as more people spread it to each other. This will evolve into a rumor that is spread by word of mouth.

Businesses and advertising agencies often want their customers to use word of mouth communication to talk about them. They will design advertisements to encourage customers to spread their information via word of mouth.

More Examples

As the popularity of his work has grown — mostly through word-of-mouth from customers and online galleries of his creations — Williams said he’s felt motivated… –Chicago Tribune

Marketers rely on word of mouth more than ever –Houston Chronicle

Summary

The phrase word of mouth information is spread through people talking to each other.

Contents

1 By Word of Mouth Meaning
2 Origin of By Word of Mouth
3 Examples of By Word of Mouth
4 More Examples
5 Summary

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Idiom: BY WORD OF MOUTH
Language: English
Explained meaning: English
Lyrics containing the idiom: 21 lyrics
Idiom submitted by: ϕιλομαθής

Meanings of «BY WORD OF MOUTH»

English

the informal, verbal passing of information from
one person to another

Example:Walter heard about it from one of the company’s
employees even though it had not been advertised in the newspaper. He got the information by word of
mouth.

Explained by ϕιλομαθής on Sun, 15/07/2018 — 15:06

«BY WORD OF MOUTH» in lyrics

EVERGLOW — Dun Dun

I’m going in fierce from the start
Don’t be shocked
I’m spreading by word of mouth
They say that kid that just passed by isn’t average

Boss AC — Friday

They bury the country, the people takes it
But some day the bubble bursts
By word of mouth in the social networks
You hear truths that are not in the newspapers

Worship Songs — Various Religions — The Wonderful Scripture on the Constant Purity and Tranquility, Spoken by the Ultra Supreme Elder Lord

The Immortal Elder Gok said:

I had achieved the true Tao. Formerly I had recited this scripture ten thousand times. This scripture was studied and practiced by heavenly gods, and was not taught to inferior persons. I received it from Eastern Glory Heavenly Emperor, Eastern Glory Heavenly Emperor received it from Golden Gate Heavenly Emperor, Golden Gate Heavenly Emperor received it from Western Royal Mother. As for the direct line of Western Royal Mother’s disciples, they imparted it only by word of mouth, and never wrote down the words. Now for the world, I have recorded it by writing it down. A superior person, who understands it with his heart of true self, will ascend high and become a heavenly Immortal; a middling person, who practices it, will get his position in Southern Heavenly Palace; an inferior person, who gets it, will live in the world for a long time, and then roam through the three realms, and ascend into the Golden Gate.

Orishas — Queen of the Street

Things of those that nobody care about because yes/if
And why is that and who is that
One like the other that by word of mouth
They pass the long line

Captain SKA — Go Fuck Yourself Putin

From the North to the East
Through the West down the South
There’s a message being sent by word of mouth
You can sing it high or low, it works in any key:

The Longest Johns — Oak & Ash & Thorn

For he would call it a sin
But we’ve been out in the woods all night, a-conjuring summer in
We bring you good news by word of mouth, good news for cattle and corn
Sure as the sun come up from the south, by Oak, and Ash, and Thorn

Teddy Neguse — Need a Little

Ain’t got no worries about tomorrow, I’m no prophet
Give me some sun, give me a morning with the birds
Tales of the old days by word of mouth
Days of innocence wrapped in…

Melnitsa — A Tree Song (Oak, Ash, and Thorn)

Oh, do not tell the Priest our plight, or he would call it a sin;
But — we have been out in the woods all night, a-conjuring Summer in!
And we bring you news by word of mouth — good news for cattle and corn
Now is the Sun come up from the South, with Oak, and Ash, and Thorn!

Michael Jackson — Sunset Driver

The truth, the truth that you’re on the pass
In the raw, they don’t know what you saw
From word of mouth, you’re breakin’ every law

Andrey Makarevich — A dedication to a cow

Who could tell me in writing or by word of mouth, why sadness is inherent to cows?
Why is it lying on the pasture and not jumping?
Why is its mooing almost like crying?

The Gloomcatcher — Four

Somehow I’ve forgotten

All of the fires, they spread so fast by word of mouth
And the mouths with their tongues saying words that I already said

Boyzone — Together

I’m on that train, where will it go?
North, east, west or south
Found by word of mouth

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Meaning: If something becomes known by word of mouth, it gets known by being talked about rather than through publicity or advertising, etc.

Country: International English |
Subject Area: Body and bodily functions |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used

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