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   furphy

   /ˈfəːfi/

   noun

   • 1. a rumour or story, especially one that is untrue or absurd: informal Australian "I remembered the schoolyard furphies about sewer gangs"

   Word 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.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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