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英英字典: red_herring




Overview of noun red_herring

The noun red herring has 3 senses


  • red herring -- (any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue)

  • red herring, smoked herring -- (a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color)

  • preliminary prospectus, red herring -- (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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