roorback
noun
roor·back ˈru̇r-ˌbak 
: a defamatory falsehood published for political effect
Word History
Etymology
from an attack on James K. Polk in 1844 purporting to quote from an invented book by a Baron von Roorback
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined above
- nonmedical insurance
- nonmeetings
- nonmember
- nonmember bank
- nonmembers
- nonmembership
- nonmemberships
- nonmen
- nonmental
- nonmercurial
- nonmetal
- nonmetallic
- nonmetals
- nonmetameric
- nonmetaphorical
- nonmetered
- nonmetered mail
- nonmetric
- nonmetrical
- nonmetro
- nonmetropolitan
- nonmetropolitans
- nonmicrobial
- nonmigrant
- nonmigrants