rumor mill
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rumor mill
A figurative expression for the place or social environment where rumors arise and are spread.
In der Gerüchteküche des Büros brodelt es: Angeblich wird unsere Abteilung verkleinert.
The office rumor mill is buzzing: apparently our department is going to be downsized.
'Gerüchteküche' (rumor mill) is a metaphor made up of 'Gerücht' (rumor) and 'Küche' (kitchen). The image is that rumors are 'cooked up' like dishes in a kitchen and then spread.
Was wird denn heute wieder in der Gerüchteküche gekocht?
So what's being cooked up in the rumor mill again today?
In keeping with the kitchen metaphor, the word is often used with verbs like 'brodeln' (to bubble/simmer) or 'kochen' (to cook). When 'die Gerüchteküche brodelt' (the rumor mill is bubbling), there are many new and exciting rumors.
Vor der Beförderung hat die Gerüchteküche im Büro richtig gebrodelt.
Before the promotion, the office rumor mill was really buzzing.
The preposition 'in' is usually used to describe where something is happening. You hear something 'in der Gerüchteküche' (in the rumor mill).
In der Gerüchteküche heißt es, der Chef will kündigen.
The rumor mill says the boss wants to quit.
