word on the wire
English
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
word on the wire
Where it comes from
Modeled after word on the street once digital communications via the internet entered the daily life of the general public. The phrase might have occurred sporadically earlier, in reference to newswires when wire services were telegraphic (before the internet), but the phrase had no currency before the early consumer-internet era, and it has very little currency since then.
noun
- The rumour or news going around on the internet, in business, on the street, or in social circles.
Talk about this word "word on the wire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/word%20on%20the%20wire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. word on the wire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/word%20on%20the%20wire "word on the wire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/word%20on%20the%20wire.Cite this
@misc{word_on_the_wire_2026,
title = {word on the wire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/word%20on%20the%20wire},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
