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furphy

/ˈfəːfi

noun (plural furphies) Australian informal

A rumour or story, especially one that is untrue or absurd: I remembered the schoolyard furphies about sewer gangs...

Museum Manager-Curator, Capt Linda Graham, believes the story is a furphy.
Simon Moglia from Victoria Legal Aid says it's a furphy to suggest the powers are not over-reaching.
No, and really, it is a bit of a furphy to suggest that it does.

Origin

First World War: from the name painted on water and sanitary carts manufactured by the Furphy family of Shepparton, Victoria; during the war they became popular as a place where soldiers exchanged gossip, often when visiting the latrines.

单词	furphy
释义	furphy /ˈfəːfi / noun (plural furphies) Australian informal A rumour or story, especially one that is untrue or absurd: I remembered the schoolyard furphies about sewer gangs... Museum Manager-Curator, Capt Linda Graham, believes the story is a furphy. Simon Moglia from Victoria Legal Aid says it's a furphy to suggest the powers are not over-reaching. No, and really, it is a bit of a furphy to suggest that it does. Origin First World War: from the name painted on water and sanitary carts manufactured by the Furphy family of Shepparton, Victoria; during the war they became popular as a place where soldiers exchanged gossip, often when visiting the latrines. Rhymes murphy, scurfy, surfy, turfy
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