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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 stirring, on-dit, political canard, report, rumble, rumor, scuttlebutt, smear campaign, talk, town talk, unconfirmed report, whisper, whispering campaign

Dictionary Results for roorback:

1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 of
         James K. Polk, a candidate for President, purporting to
         be an extract from the "Travels of Baron Roorbach."
         [1913 Webster]

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