bush telegraph
noun/ˌbʊʃ ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/
/ˌbʊʃ ˈtelɪɡræf/
[uncountable, singular] (old-fashioned, informal, humorous)- the process by which information and news are passed quickly from person to person
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