► 名詞
デマ [(1)でま] meaning: rumor rank: 3
☆ 犯行は移民によるものだ等のデマが流れた ⇨ (☛ Unfounded and often malicious rumors. From German “demagogie(=demagogy)”)
浮き名 [うきな] [浮き名を流す] meaning: rumor rank: 4
☆ 彼は多くの有名女優と浮き名を流した ⇨ He had been rumored to date many famous actresses (☛ A romantic rumor)
口コミ [くちこみ] meaning: rumor rank: 4
☆ その店の評判は口コミで広がった ⇨ The reputation of the store has spread by word of mouth (☛ Literally “mouth communication” (コミ is an abbreviation of “communication”).)
流言飛語 [(6)りゅうげんひご] meaning: rumor rank: 5
☆ (☛ Malicious rumors)