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WHITE LIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does white lie mean?
• WHITE LIE (noun)
The noun WHITE LIE has 1 sense:
1. an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
Familiarity information: WHITE LIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("white lie" is a kind of...):
lie; prevarication (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)
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