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/Sounds like "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "dyoh" + "BEHM" (as in "bed") + "bah" (as in "bar")/

Meaning

Gossip that travels by word of mouth in Venezuela, the informal network where news spreads without anyone officially confirming it. The neighborhood grapevine.

Examples

I heard through the grapevine that they are moving.

Thanks to the rumor mill the whole neighborhood already knows what happened.

Regional synonyms

A complicated, tangled problem that you don't know how to approach or where to even begin unraveling. In Colombia chicharrón is also the crispy fried pork skin, but the everyday chicharrón is a mess of a whole different kind.