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blow smoke

To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense; to deliberately confuse or mislead someone in order to deceive them

Etymology:

  • Related to magicians' use of smoke to hide their sleight of hand from the audience; thus, they deceived the viewers, who would be duly impressed by the magic trick.
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Are these "statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Modified by JokerGem on July 11, 2023

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