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butler lies

butler lies is the plural of butler lie.

Meaning of butler lie

Noun

butler lie (plural butler lies)

  1. A polite lie told in a text, on the phone, or through a similar electronic medium that provides an excuse for why one is unavailable.
    • By indicating that a contact has read a message, this feature may affect response time expectations and also makes it more difficult to tell a butler lie excusing late reply to a message (eg, “sorry; just saw your message”).2011 March, Lindsay Reynolds, Samantha Gillette, Jason Marder, Zachary Miles, Pavel Vodenski, Ariella Weintraub, Jeremy P Birnholtz, Jeffrey T Hancock, “Contact stratification and deception...

Questions about butler lies

What is butler lies the plural of?
Butler lies is the plural of butler lie.

Words near butler lies in the dictionary

  1. butler café
  2. butler cafés
  3. Butler County
  4. Butler English
  5. butler lie
  6. butler lies
  7. butler steak
  8. butler steaks
  9. butler's assistant
  10. butler's pantry
  11. butler's sink

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