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noun
A confident prediction of an outcome that later proves incorrect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
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noun
A confident early prediction (whether or not the outcome later proves incorrect).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
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History
From horse racing slang, in reference to race callers prematurely declaring that a horse will win.
