canard[noun]Synonyms: lie, bouncer, falsehood, falsity, fib, misrepresentation, prevarication, tale, untruism, untruth
Related Words: hoax,
humbug,
mare's nest,
sell,
spoof,
artifice,
dodge,
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ca‧nard /kæˈnɑːd $ kəˈnɑːrd/
noun [countable] written[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;
Origin: vendre des canards à moitié 'to half-sell ducks, cheat']
a piece of news that is false and is told to people deliberately in order to harm someone
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