GRAPEVINE


Meaning of GRAPEVINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrāp-ˌvīn ]

noun

Date: circa 1736

1. : grape 2

2.

a. : an informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip

heard about the meeting through the grapevine

b. : a secret source of information

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.