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apocryphiar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One who rewrites history to their own advantage or tells self-aggrandizing falsehoods.

Word forms

apocryphiar apocryphiars

Etymology

Coined by war journalist Martha Gellhorn. Blend of apocrypha + liar.

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