# barefaced lie

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A falsehood told with utter confidence and without trying to conceal the fact that it is false, especially a planned or deliberate falsehood.

## Etymology
barefaced ('unconcealed, audacious, shameless') + lie.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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