Defined literally, a roorback is a “defamatory falsehood published for political effect,” but I wanted the grand old word to stand for all the defamations and falsehoods published and proffered in our irreverent media age. AMERICAN SUBVERSIVE

Thornton has traced bolter to 1812, filibuster to 1863, roorback to 1844, and split-ticket to 1842. Chapter 3. The Period of Growth. 3. The Expanding Vocabulary

Dorgan knows how to make the best use of such a roorback on the eve of an election and even if The Ear in the Wall

McLoughlin knows how to make the best use of such a roorback on the eve of an election, and even if I not only deny but prove that they are a fake, I'm afraid the harm will be done. The Poisoned Pen