Verboticism: Overherring
DEFINITION: A conclusion or an assumption developed after careful listening to, and analysis of, one-half of a telephone conversation.
Overherring
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: oh-vur-hair-ring
Sentence: Sue inadvertently threw Bob an overherring when he heard her say to the caller that she "hated him", not knowing she was referring to her boss.
Etymology: overhear, red herring
Points: 830