Each week The Sun's John McIntyre presents a relatively obscure but evocative word with which you may not be familiar, another brick to add to the wall of your vocabulary. This week's word:
CANARD
A canard (pronounced kuh-NAHRD) is a false report, a fabricated or salacious rumor, a hoax, or, more broadly, a baseless belief. It differs from run-of-the-mill gossip in that it suggests knowingly purveying false information with malicious intent.