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red herring

/ red herring /

noun

noun Sense 1

any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

Type of:

diversion deviation digression

noun Sense 2

a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

Type of:

herring

noun Sense 3

a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus

"because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring"

Type of:

course catalog course catalogue prospectus

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