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furphy

fur·phy [ fúrfee ] (plural fur·phies)


noun 
Definition:
 
Australia rumor: a rumor or piece of gossip, especially one that is not true ( slang )

[Early 20th century. After the Furphy family, manufacturers of water carts (where troops swapped gossip) in Australia during World War I]
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