streetwidewhisper
/ˈstriːtˌwaɪdˈwɪspə/nounVerified NewAlso in: Gassenflüstern (Deutsch) · callechisme (Español) · ruerumeur (Français)
The news that travels the whole street in an afternoon, softening with every retelling.
The streetwidewhisper moves faster than any broadband and arrives kinder than it left. Its routes are the gate, the fence, and one dog walk. By the third telling, the news is nobody's business and everybody's warmth, and its origin is untraceable by design.
Etym. — street-wide + whisper — the neighborhood's own news channel.
Rel. — gatebriefing
Novelty check: APPROVE
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