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aringa affumicata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • red herring noun Something introduced into an argument, investigation or story that draws attention away from the real issue, whether by accident or on purpose.

Senses

aringa affumicata is used for these senses in English:

  • red herring A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a typeof kipper.

red herring — full definition

  1. noun Something introduced into an argument, investigation or story that draws attention away from the real issue, whether by accident or on purpose.
  2. noun In logic and debate, a fallacy in which an irrelevant point is raised to divert an argument from the question being addressed.
  3. noun A herring cured by smoking and salting until it turns reddish-brown.

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