a word that is used to disrupt a social setting. it is commonly used in school or inappropriate situations and the louder and more obnoxious you say it, the more effective it is to the people around you.
Spreading gossip, rumors, or unconfirmed reports that rely on a chain of other unattributed sources, usually within a tightly-knit circle, and repeated often enough as to be taken as fact.
Basically, an anonymous circlejerk of damaging insinuations, that spreads like wildfire or a contagious disease, and is as catchy and easy to digest as an '80s earworm.
News reporter: Heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard it from another you've been messing around.
Interview subject: That sounds like speedwagoning, and I'm not going to comment.