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red herring noun

  • A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a type of kipper.
 hareng saur
  • (figuratively) A clue, information, argument etc. that is or is intended to be misleading, diverting attention from the real answer or issue.
 diversion, fausse piste, hareng rouge, leurre
neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
ni chair ni poisson
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