furphyn.

Brit.

/ˈfəːfi/, U.S.

/ˈfərfi/, Australian English

/ˈfɜːfi/

Etymology: Associated with Furphy carts, water and sanitary carts used in the 1914–18 war, manufactured at a foundry established by the Furphy family at Shepparton, Vict.

Australian slang.

A false report or rumour; an absurd story. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > of an exaggerated kind

a tale (also gest, song, etc.) of Robin Hoodc1400

tale of a tub1532

Canterbury tale or story?a1550

romanza1622

romance1638

onea1642

Robin Hood tale1653

cock-and-bull story1670

stretcher1674

whid1794

fish-story1819

snake story1826

screamer1831

twister1834

ráiméis1835

Munchausen1840

skyscraper1840

Munchausenism1848

cock1851

snake yarn1891

furphy1916

fanny1930

the old ackamarackus1933

windy1933

1916 Anzac Bk. 56/1 These furphies are the very devil.

1916 Anzac Bk. 56/1 Furphy was the name of the contractor which was written large upon the rubbish carts that he supplied to the Melbourne camps. The name was transferred to a certain class of news item, very common since the war, which flourished greatly upon all the beaches.

1916 C. J. Dennis Moods of Ginger Mick 122 Soljerin's me game. That's no furphy.

1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 25 Furphy-king, a retailer of rumours.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Apr. 21 The persistent rumour that they were introduced to check ragwort is a furphy.

1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby iv. 70 Tim broke the..news... It was no furphy this time. We really were going..to somewhere in Sinai.

1945 L. Glassop We were Rats iii. xlv. 247 We did not believe it when they told us... ‘Mick,’ [Eddie] said earnestly, ‘it's a furphy. It's the same old furphy..an'..it's not funny any more.’

1960 ‘J. Wyndham’ Trouble with Lichen xii. 153 The furphy round the House is that they believe in the thing so solidly that they've convinced their husbands.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	furphy
释义	furphyn. Brit. /ˈfəːfi/, U.S. /ˈfərfi/, Australian English /ˈfɜːfi/ Etymology: Associated with Furphy carts, water and sanitary carts used in the 1914–18 war, manufactured at a foundry established by the Furphy family at Shepparton, Vict. Australian slang. A false report or rumour; an absurd story. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > of an exaggerated kind a tale (also gest, song, etc.) of Robin Hoodc1400 tale of a tub1532 Canterbury tale or story?a1550 romanza1622 romance1638 onea1642 Robin Hood tale1653 cock-and-bull story1670 stretcher1674 whid1794 fish-story1819 snake story1826 screamer1831 twister1834 ráiméis1835 Munchausen1840 skyscraper1840 Munchausenism1848 cock1851 snake yarn1891 furphy1916 fanny1930 the old ackamarackus1933 windy1933 1916 Anzac Bk. 56/1 These furphies are the very devil. 1916 Anzac Bk. 56/1 Furphy was the name of the contractor which was written large upon the rubbish carts that he supplied to the Melbourne camps. The name was transferred to a certain class of news item, very common since the war, which flourished greatly upon all the beaches. 1916 C. J. Dennis Moods of Ginger Mick 122 Soljerin's me game. That's no furphy. 1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 25 Furphy-king, a retailer of rumours. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Apr. 21 The persistent rumour that they were introduced to check ragwort is a furphy. 1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby iv. 70 Tim broke the..news... It was no furphy this time. We really were going..to somewhere in Sinai. 1945 L. Glassop We were Rats iii. xlv. 247 We did not believe it when they told us... ‘Mick,’ [Eddie] said earnestly, ‘it's a furphy. It's the same old furphy..an'..it's not funny any more.’ 1960 ‘J. Wyndham’ Trouble with Lichen xii. 153 The furphy round the House is that they believe in the thing so solidly that they've convinced their husbands. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1916
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