bald-faced lie



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bald-faced lie

A blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruth, one in which the liar does not attempt to disguise his or her mendacity. Our son tells us nothing but bald-faced lies when we ask him where he goes at night.
See also: lie

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lan-Chinese, Vietnamese
HannieHAHN-neeDutch
Chocho:Japanese (Rare)
Balderston['bɔ:ldəstəun]
Elowen-Cornish
Olyviaə-LIV-ee-əEnglish (Rare)