Roorback

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "roorback":
     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