"barefaced lie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: barefaced lies [plural]
Etymology: barefaced ('unconcealed, audacious, shameless') + lie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} barefaced lie (plural barefaced lies)
  1. A falsehood told with utter confidence and without trying to conceal the fact that it is false, especially a planned or deliberate falsehood. Synonyms: baldfaced lie, boldfaced lie Related terms: poker face Translations (falsehood told with utter confidence without trying to conceal the fact that it is false): haugalygi [feminine] (Icelandic), ljúga upp í opið geðið á einhverjum (english: to tell somebody a barefaced lie) (Icelandic)

Inflected forms

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          "tags": [
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        "feminine"
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    },
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      "sense": "falsehood told with utter confidence without trying to conceal the fact that it is false",
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    }
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