furphies
Meaning of furphies
- a rumour or story, especially one that is untrue or absurd.
I remembered the schoolyard furphies about sewer gangs
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.
Information about furphies
- It is a name.
- The singular form of furphies is: furphy.
- Languages in which furphies is used:
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Hyphenation of furphies
fur-phies
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- furphies is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with furphies
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