Meaning of furphy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. An erroneous or improbable story; also, a rumour.
   Australia, slang

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Examples

“I know wot I wus born fer now, an' soljerin's me game, / That's no furphy; but I never guessed it once; […]”

“‘Well, old boy, some other Top Persons have high-stepping wives who go to Nefertiti, and the furphy round the House is that they believe in the thing so solidly that they’ve convinced their husbands, and that’s what’s really at the back of it.’ / 'Now look, you two, sober up a minute. This is serious. I think Bill’s furphy’s right.[…]’”

“A number of the furphies and fads in relation to public-sector agricultural R&D relate to attempts to increase demand for farm products in various ways.”

“He's off his lolly. It's just bloody Buka talk. Another of their half-arsed furfies. And he knows it!”

“[Tim] Gartrell and [John] Faulkner also released Maurie Daly's letter, which was sent to us on Monday, to the media, putting the Liverpool furphies to rest.”

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