canard – n - A false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
How could we have missed this wonderful word for so long? I am now awaiting an opportunity to say, "That is a vile canard, Sir!" and challenge somebody to a duel. Do you have a flintlock pistol I can borrow?
A publicist recently said of Lindsey Lohan, "She can't sing, she can't act, and she's got the face of a weasel in heat." Well, here she is after 63 days of rehab.
