单词 | bum steer |
释义 | > as lemmasbum steer bum steer n. a piece of false information or unhelpful guidance or advice. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > [noun] > misinformation misinformation1587 bum steer1898 urban legend1931 myth-information1966 1898 Denver Evening Post 23 Sept. 8 They were going to get even with her for giving them the bum steer. 1939 ‘N. West’ Day of Locust ii. 14 What I'm telling you is strictly correct... Would I give you a bum steer? 1957 W. H. Whyte Organization Man 137 The muddy-headed way so many of us do [= talk] gives young men a bum steer. 2005 M. Roach Spook Introd. 13 For millions of people, religion will turn out to have been a bum steer as regards the hereafter. < as lemmas |
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