red herring
US /rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ/
・UK /red ˈherɪŋ/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question.
The detective dismissed the anonymous letter as a red herring.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A clue or piece of information which is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
The author used several red herrings to keep the reader guessing until the very end.
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THIS Bodyguard line had Keeley Hawes in hysterics - BBC
- That's a complete red herring that doesn't exist what he just said no no no
That's a complete red herring that doesn't exist what he just said no no no
- For those of you who haven't seen this, that's a complete red herring.
For those of you who haven't seen this, that's a complete red herring.
The Walking Dead - SDCC full panel (2015)
- The kissing part was a red herring.
The kissing part was a red herring.
- The kissing part was a red herring.
The kissing part was a red herring.
Why China Will Not Become the Dominant Power in Asia
- Whether China will become the dominant power is actually a straw man and a red herring.
Whether China will become the dominant power is actually a straw man and a red herring.
- is actually a straw man and a red herring.
is actually a straw man and a red herring.
Should we try to communicate with aliens? | BBC Ideas
- But METI is amongst those who see this argument as a red herring.
But METI is amongst those who see this argument as a red herring.
- But METI is amongst those who see this argument as a red herring.
But METI is amongst those who see this argument as a red herring.
Trump is deploying ICE to cover TSA in airports
- No, the warrant issue is completely that's a red herring because.
No, the warrant issue is completely that's a red herring because.
- That, that is, that's a red herring because.
That, that is, that's a red herring because.
Kids Rule! TV | Episode 3: Castles
- 70,321 loaves of bread, 40 carcasses of red herring, 721 carcasses of beef, 9 wild boar, 151 carcasses of pork, 697 carcasses of mutton, £24 of saffron, and
70,321 loaves of bread, 40 carcasses of red herring, 721 carcasses of beef, 9 wild boar, 151 carcasses of pork, 697 carcasses of mutton, £24 of saffron, and
- 70,321 loaves of bread, 40 carcasses of red herring, 721 carcasses of beef, 9 wild boar, 151 carcasses of pork, 697 carcasses of mutton, £24 of saffron, and
70,321 loaves of bread, 40 carcasses of red herring, 721 carcasses of beef, 9 wild boar, 151 carcasses of pork, 697 carcasses of mutton, £24 of saffron, and
Iran war, Vance warns Israel, ballroom budget & more: Debate weekly roundup
- He's a red herring.
He's a red herring.
Judge sets April 2027 date for Alex Murdaugh retrial
- We don't think it's a red herring.
We don't think it's a red herring.
Supreme Court wins, Trump's windfall, birth tourism & more | Debate weekly roundup
- It's bigger than just trying to make up something about, you know, some red herring again about CCP Chinese agents.
It's bigger than just trying to make up something about, you know, some red herring again about CCP Chinese agents.
- And also, I also—here's the reason it's really a red herring.
And also, I also—here's the reason it's really a red herring.
The Cyclospora Outbreak Explained
- The false positive, I think, is a red herring.
The false positive, I think, is a red herring.