(India, Indian politics, slang, derogatory) Rumours spread through social media as a source for information, usually through WhatsApp.
(India, Indian politics, slang, derogatory) Rumours spread through social media as a source for information, usually through WhatsApp.
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Viral internet speak — memes, ratios, main-character moments, and the algospeak of every platform from Twitter to Reddit to TikTok comment sections.
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(US) Information of dubious veracity, particularly when grounded in rumor.
(US, idiomatic) A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.
(India, colloquial) Gossip or rumor; idle talk.
(obsolete) A prolonged, indistinct noise.
An Indian and Pakistani colloquial term for gossip, idle chatter, or rumour — the kind of informal conversation where news (accurate or not) gets exchanged. Widely used across South Asian communities and diaspora. Often affectionate rather than pejorative: a good gup-shup session with friends is social bonding, not scandal-mongering.