Haiti
télégueule
Meaning
news passed on by word of mouth
Elsewhere
bouche-à-oreille
Explanation
News gets around by le bouche-à-oreille in standard French. In Haiti it travels by télégueule.
Example
La nouvelle a circulé par télégueule avant même la fin de la réunion.
The news had already got round by word of mouth before the meeting was even over.
Origin
A blend of télé- and gueule (mouth).
Source
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