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all rumors are true

all rumors are true phrase: a rumor is usually not unfounded.

Phrase

all rumors are true

  1. (humorous) A rumor is usually not unfounded.
    • ...a precedent which, if all rumors are true, ought to be followed out in the case of the late fight or panic.1862, Frank Moore (editor), The Rebellion Record - A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc., Volume 2, page 381
    • If all rumors are true, the spirit of alcohol has also had much to do with the witchcraft believed to have been practised in some portions of the town, and especially on one occasion in the near vicinity of Clark's Corner!1882, Moses Thurston Runnels, Annals, page 288

Origin of all rumors are true

First use appears c. 1862. See cite below.

Questions about all rumors are true

What does all rumors are true mean?
All rumors are true means a rumor is usually not unfounded.
What part of speech is all rumors are true?
All rumors are true is a phrase.

Words near all rumors are true in the dictionary

  1. all roads lead to Rome
  2. all roads lead to Sydney
  3. all round
  4. all rounder
  5. all rounders
  6. all rumors are true
  7. All Saints
  8. All Saints Day
  9. All Saints' Day
  10. all serene
  11. all set

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