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
Eloisa
Medrod-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Aman['æmən]
Paulus-Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Vilhelmina-Swedish (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
AimÉe-ME French