'Roorback' definitions:
Definition of 'Roorback'
From: GCIDE
- Roorback \Roor"back\, Roorbach \Roor"bach\, n. A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
- Note: The word originated in the election canvass of 1844, when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of James K. Polk, a candidate for President, purporting to be an extract from the "Travels of Baron Roorbach." [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'roorback'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bruit,
- buzz,
- canard,
- character assassination,
- common talk,
- cry,
- dirty politics,
- flying rumor,
- grapevine,
- hearsay,
- idea afloat,
- last-minute lie,
- latrine rumor,
- muckraking,
- mudslinging,
- mudslinging campaign,
- news stirring,
- on-dit,
- political canard,
- report,
- rumble,
- rumor,
- scuttlebutt,
- smear campaign,
- talk,
- town talk,
- unconfirmed report,
- whisper,
- whispering campaign