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word on the street
The information, or the version of that information, that is currently spreading from person to person, often in a particular setting, like school or work. A: «The word on the street is that you’re pregnant.» B: «What? That is simply not true!» There are so many people stopping by Shelly’s office because word on the street is that she’s leaving the company.
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the word on the street
a rumour or piece of information currently being circulated. informal
1992 Victor Headley Yardie The word on the street was that Roy was hooked and had smoked a fair amount of the crack himself.
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
- the word on the street
- word on the wire
- know where (all) the skeletons are buried
- 411
- 4-1-1
- four-one-one
- secondhand information
- the inside dope
- inside dope
- inside information
1) «Everyone talkin’ about word on the street and what dat nigga said. I don’t give a fuck about what dat nigga said. Ho ass niggaz talk to goddamn much. Stay to yo’ own, get yo’ own…beeotch!» -Snoop Dogg («Bitch Niggaz»)
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Bartholomew: «Man deez hoes only out to get da money. Gotta get they hair done and they nails done…damn dogg a playa just gotta get his nob slobbed sometimes. Bitches ain’t shit but hoes and tricks!»
Ebenezer: «Word on the street.»
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information or gossip derived from sources outside mainstream society, usually judged as more reliable by the criminal underclass and mafiosi/gangster-types.
Carlo Bartolucci: That phone call I got, it came from outside high walls and fancy gates; it comes from a place you know about maybe from the movies. But I come from out there, and everybody out there knows, everybody lies: cops lie, newspapers lie, parent’s lyin’. The one thing you can count on — word on the street… yeah, that’s solid.
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A term used to tell someone of a rumor, it can be of a positive or negative sentiment. As a negative sentiment the rumor is without a source or anonymous and gives the listener the false impression that a lot of people know of this rumor mainly because of the word «streets». as a positive sentiment the rumor is based on visual facts and declare a positive response.
Negative sentiment: «Ay, word on the streets is that wifey’s been with your cousin Rome.»
Positive sentiment: Hey dude, surfs up and its firing-off at the point; let’s go get wet!
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Разговорное выражение: ходят слухи…, до меня дошла информация, что…
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Meaning of WORD ON THE STREET in English
The rumor or the consensus. Example: Ed: The word on the street is that you hate Mexican food. Ted: What street is that word on? It’s totally wrong.
Slang English vocab.
Английский сленговый словарь.
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