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eyewash
noun- nonsense UK, 1930
- Choreographic eyewash it may be; but [Deborah] Colker’s forte is not sophistication, it’s showmanship. — The Guardian, 12 December 2003
- intentionally deceptive words or actions US, 1917
- You can’t trust Tommy’s tells. They’re all eyewash. — John Vorhaus, The Big Book of Poker Slang, p. 16, 1996
- tear gas US
- — Jay Robert Nash, Dictionary of Crime, p. 122, 1992
- outward appearances meant to disguise an inner flaw US, 1917
- They obviously were “eyewash” in 1952 when Truman manipulated the party machinery in favor of Adlai Stevenson. — Robert E. Thompson, Robert F. Kennedy, p. 197, 1962
- “They’re just eyewash. Besides, they’re too young for you.” — Mickey Spillane, The Body Lovers, pp. 116–117, 1967
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