- roorback
- noun Etymology: from an attack on James K. Polk in 1844 purporting to quote from an invented book by a Baron von Roorback Date: 1855 a defamatory falsehood published for political effect
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roorback — ☆ roorback or roorbach [roor′bak΄ ] n. [after the imaginary author of a nonexistent book, Roorback s Tour, etc. containing spurious charges against candidate POLK James Knox] a false or slanderous story devised for political effect, esp. against… … English World dictionary
Roorback — Roor back, Roorbach Roor bach, n. A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] Note: The word originated in the election canvass of 1844, when such a forgery was published, to the detriment … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roorback — index canard Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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roorback — /roor bak /, n. a false and more or less damaging report circulated for political effect, usually about a candidate seeking an office. Also, roorbach. [1844, Amer.; after a fictitious Baron von Roorback, in whose travelogue occurred an account of … Universalium
roorback — roor•back [[t]ˈrʊərˌbæk[/t]] n. gov a false, damaging report circulated for political effect • Etymology: 1844, amer.; after such a report, defaming James K. Polk, by a fictitious Baron von Roorback … From formal English to slang
roorback — Synonyms and related words: bruit, buzz, canard, character assassination, common talk, cry, dirty politics, flying rumor, grapevine, hearsay, idea afloat, last minute lie, latrine rumor, muckraking, mudslinging, mudslinging campaign, news… … Moby Thesaurus
roorback — roor·back … English syllables
roorback — An ugly rumor of fabricated news story created to discredit a political opponent … Grandiloquent dictionary
