roorback
or roor·bach
[ roo r-bak ]
/ ˈrʊərˌbæk /
noun
a false and more or less damaging report circulated for political effect, usually about a candidate seeking an office.
Origin of roorback
1844,
Americanism; after a fictitious Baron von
Roorback, in whose travelogue occurred an account of an incident damaging to the character of James K. Polk
Words nearby roorback
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roosevelt,
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roosevelt dam,
roosevelt island
British Dictionary definitions for roorback
roorback
/ (ˈrʊəˌbæk) /
noun
US
a false or distorted report or account, used to obtain political advantage
Word Origin for roorback
C19: after Baron von
Roorback, invented author of an imaginary
Tour through the Western and Southern States (1844), which contained a passage defaming James K. Polk