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List of meaning for red herring

a believable distraction designed to mislead, often used in mystery novels

red herring(noun)

any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

red herring, smoked herring(noun)

a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

preliminary prospectus, red herring(noun)

a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus

"because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring"

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