Meaning of on dit | Babel Free

Definitions

A rumour; hearsay

Examples

“It is a mere on dit.”

“Lady Marchmont was an object of her especial dislike; she feared her wit, and could not forgive her youth and beauty. Moreover, there was an interest in any on dit about one so much the rage; her looks, laces, and sayings, were equally invaluable as matters of gossip.”

“Though he is too modest to admit it, Lord Doak gives a cachet to our smart quartier such as it has not received since the ever-memorable visit of the Earl of Sittingbourne. Not only is he of the British peerage, but he is also, on dit, a leader of the British metal industries.”

“The ‘on dit’ at Lippincott was that she [author Harper Lee] only had one book in her […]”

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