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A 1930s Works Progress Administration poster depicts a man with WPA shovel attacking a wolf labeled 'rumor'.. A rumor (American English), or rumour (British English; see spelling differences; derived from Latin rumorem 'noise'), is an unverified piece of information circulating among people, especially without solid evidence.
Fearmongering, or scaremongering, is the act of exploiting feelings of fear by using exaggerated rumors of impending danger, usually for personal gain. [1] [2]
In the 16th century, the word assumed the meaning of a person, mostly a woman, one who delights in idle talk, a newsmonger, a tattler. [2] In the early 19th century, the term was extended from the talker to the conversation of such persons. The verb to gossip, meaning "to be a gossip", first appears in Shakespeare.
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A woman went viral for her tweets about discovering Fleetwood Mac and the drama that unfolded during the making of their 1977 album "Rumors"
Rumors (or rumours) are pieces of purportedly true information that circulate without substantiating evidence. rumors , or rumours may also refer to: Literature
In Roman mythology, Fama ("rumour") was described as having multiple tongues, eyes, ears, and feathers by Virgil (in Aeneid IV line 180 and following) and other authors. Virgil wrote that she "had her feet on the ground, and her head in the clouds, making the small seem great and the great seem greater". In Homer Pheme is called the Rumour ...
Russell Westbrook has become the talk of the NBA offseason due to his recent demands. After spending one season with the Houston Rockets, it appears the All-Star guard would like to play somewhere ...