流りゅう言げん飛ひ語ご

noun

false rumor; groundless rumor; canard

A yojijukugo for baseless rumors or unfounded gossip spreading widely. Often used in news or formal contexts to describe misinformation.

• SNSで流りゅう言げん飛ひ語ごが拡かく散さんされ、混こん乱らんを招まねいた。

  False rumors spread on social media, causing confusion.

• 政せい府ふは流りゅう言げん飛ひ語ごに惑まどわされないよう国こく民みんに呼よびかけた。

  The government urged the public not to be misled by groundless rumors.