red herring

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noun

1. any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
2. a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
• Syn:
smoked herring
• Hypernyms:
herring
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
• Syn:
preliminary prospectus
• Hypernyms:
course catalog, course catalogue, prospectus

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  preliminary prospectus, smoked herring