blague

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Mendacious boasting that lacks seriousness; falsehood or humbug, especially when it is told mockingly or without the expectation that anyone believes it.
verb
  1. To utter blague; to tell a falsehood that no one seriously believes; to bullshit.

Word forms

blague blagues blaguing blagued

Etymology

Borrowed from French blague. Doublet of belly.

Related words

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