A statement commonly made or believed; a rumour. †the report goes: it is commonly said; cf. go, v. 12a (obsolete).

A piece of common or general talk; a report or rumour. Obsolete.

A reported saying or statement.

figurative. A busy rumour.

The indistinct sound produced by the blending of distant voices or noises; a murmur; (in quot. 1625) a ‘buzz’ of rumour.

With a and plural. A report received; a rumour, a piece of gossip.

An item of gossip; a report based on hearsay.

A story or rumour, typically of recent origin, which is widely known and believed by people, but is in fact unverified; a popular myth or belief.

attributive. Services' slang. Designating or relating to a rumour or a story, esp. a baseless or unsubstantiated one, supposedly originating in…

= latrine rumour at latrine, n. compounds 1.

Nigerian English. Idle chat, gossip. Also: an instance of this, a rumour or piece of gossip.