slanderbund
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An organized network of individuals or opposition accused of spreading malicious falsehoods or smear campaigns.
Archaic; Colloquial; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He is one of the leaders of the slanderbund or the Dominion Opposition, not one of whose broadcast charges has stood the test of investigation."
- "The Winnipeg Free Presa says Mr. Herbert Ames, the stereopticon manager of the slanderbund, is a gentle-man who inherited great wealth from his father, and “the story goes that his father made it a provision in his will that Herbert should not interfere in the business of the company from which he derives his wealth [...]"
- "When the Minister of Militia says that [cablegram] came from the slanderbund or the boozeorium he says what he knows is beside the facts, and is absolutely false [...]"
- "Their doings are meat for the writers of sensation articles; their exploits — no matter how innocent — are grist for the slanderbund."
Etymology
A portmanteau combining the English slander and the German bund (meaning federation, league, or alliance); primarily used in early 20th-century political and labor journalism.