bold-faced lie



bold-faced lie

A blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruth, one in which the liar does not attempt to disguise his or her mendacity. Sir, I have never done these things of which you accuse me; they are bold-faced lies, and nothing more.
See also: lie

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wulf-German
Maura (1)MOW-rah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Delice-English (Rare)
Gaetana-Italian
Josiahjo-SIE-ə (English)Biblical, English
Adolphe-French