Parol

PAROL

-noun

1. (formerly) the pleadings in an action when presented by word of mouth

2. an oral statement; word of mouth

-adj.

3. (of a contract, lease, etc.) made orally or in writing but not under seal

4. expressed or given by word of mouth

He’d got there by chance

Parol overheard in a bar

The ring master hit him twice

But he ran off free in the end

With the booze and a babe