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noun
A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of political intrigue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dated
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History
Originated in the election canvass of 1844, when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of James K. Polk, purporting to be an extract from the Travels of Baron Roorbach.
