Meaning: gossip, "news" heard from unofficial sources (example 1, example 2)


Rewrite 1: heard it at the watercooler
Rewrite 2: received it on e-mail
Rewrite 3: rd it on txt
Rewrite 4: saw it on Facebook (or Twitter)
Rewrite 5: read it on Drudge
Rewrite 6: Saw it on E!


Comment: Some an updating of "technology" from grapevine to social media.


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