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   Bum steer

   /ˌbəm ˈstir/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of false information or guidance: informal North American "apparently, those who recommended your good service gave us a bum steer"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from bum1 + steer1 in the sense ‘advice, guidance’.

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