巷こう説せつ

noun

gossip; talk of the town

Refers to rumors or stories circulating among the public; somewhat literary or formal in tone.

• その事じ件けんはたちまち巷こう説せつとなった。

  The incident quickly became the talk of the town.

• 巷こう説せつによれば、彼かれは辞じ職しょくするらしい。

  According to gossip, he is going to resign.