Furphy The word furphy is a uniquely Australian idiom, a way of saying that something is an exaggerated story, a false report or a rumour.
haha Kate..,,that's just funny pronouncing that word,, Furphy.. and I guess porkies means lies, Holly? never heard that before either,, Fibs. (lies)
We say porkies ..meaning lies ,as well @Louise Williams Quote "He's telling porkies " I might ask Mr Google to see if he has an answer where the term originated
Hi Kate, I think I told you a while back that the word porkies is Cockney rhyming slang...it's origin is from here in London where the cockneys started saying 'pork pies' for lies...which eventually became 'porkies'..