porky

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pork·y1 /ˈpɔːki $ ˈpɔːrki/ adjective informal  FATfat – often used humorously 肥的，肥胖的〔常为幽默用法〕porky2 (also porky pie) noun (plural porkies) [countable] British English informal  LIE/TELL A LIEa lie 谎言，谎话 Was he telling porkies again? 他是不是又在撒谎？Origin porky1 (1800-1900) pork porky2 (1900-2000) Rhyming slang

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porky

I

pork‧y¹ /ˈpɔːki $ ˈpɔːrki/ adjective informalfat – often used humorously

II

porky² (also ˈporky pie) noun (plural porkies) [countable] British English informala lie:
    Was he telling porkies again?
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ lie noun [countable] something you say or write that you know is untrue: Would you tell lies to protect a friend? | The allegation is a complete lie.
   ▪ white lie noun [countable] informal a lie that you tell to avoid upsetting someone: We all tell white lies sometimes.
   ▪ fib noun [countable] informal a lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children: Have you been telling fibs?
   ▪ porky noun [countable usually plural] British English informal a lie – a very informal use: He’s been telling porkies again.
   ▪ falsehood noun [countable] formal a statement that is not true, especially one that is intended to give people the wrong idea about someone or something: He described the allegations as malicious falsehoods.
   ▪ untruth noun [countable] formal a lie – used especially when you want to avoid saying the word lie: Some workers go off and tell untruths about the organisations for which they are working.
   ▪ fabrication noun [uncountable and countable] formal a story or claim that someone has invented in order to deceive someone, or the act of doing this: The claim was described as a fabrication by the police prosecutor. | He dismissed the charges as pure fabrication.
   ▪ libel noun [uncountable] law the crime of writing lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, especially in a newspaper or magazine: She sued the newspaper for libel. | libel laws
   ▪ slander noun [uncountable and countable] law the crime of speaking lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, or an untrue statement which does this: He’s threatening to sue them for slander. | a slander on the good name of the company | Linking his name to terrorism was a slander.