Roorback Definition
ro͝orbăk
noun
A false or slanderous story devised for political effect, esp. against a candidate for office.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of roorbach.
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Other Word Forms of Roorback
Noun
Singular:
roorback
Plural:
roorbacksOrigin of Roorback
After Baron von Roorback , imaginary author of Roorback's Tour Through the Western and Southern States, from which a passage was purportedly quoted in an attempt to disparage presidential candidate James K. Polk in 1844
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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