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black lie

black lie noun: a deliberately untrue statement made with malicious or unethical intent.

Noun

black lie (plural black lies)

  1. (idiomatic) A deliberately untrue statement made with malicious or unethical intent.

Forms of black lie

pluralblack lies

Origin of black lie

Coined in contradistinction to white lie.

Questions about black lie

What does black lie mean?
Black lie means a deliberately untrue statement made with malicious or unethical intent.
What part of speech is black lie?
Black lie is a noun.
What is the plural of black lie?
The plural of black lie is black lies.

Words near black lie in the dictionary

  1. black letter law
  2. black letters
  3. black liberation
  4. black licorice
  5. black licorices
  6. black lie
  7. black lies
  8. black light
  9. black lights
  10. black limpet
  11. black limpets

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