furphy
(Australia, slang) An erroneous or improbable story; also, a rumour.
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(Australia, slang) An erroneous or improbable story; also, a rumour.
I know wot I wus born fer now, an' soljerin's me game, / That's no furphy; but I never guessed it once;
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