| Rumor |
| Gossip |
| Rumour |
| Scuttlebutt |
| Common talk |
| Grapevine tidbit |
| Rumor mill tidbit |
| Talk of the town? |
| Bad stuff in court |
| Unsubstantiated talk |
| Court no-no, usually |
| Common court objection |
| Grist for the rumor mill |
| It's usually inadmissible |
| Some inadmissible evidence |
| Grapevine info, for example |
| Some inadmissible testimony |
| Usually inadmissible testimony |
| Inadmissible testimony of a sort |
| Evidence that's often inadmissible |
| Testimony not based on direct knowledge |