Blague

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. mendacious boasting; falsehood; humbug
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Mendacious boasting; falsehood; humbug.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Humbug; vain boasting; pretentious falsehood.
  • To humbug; boast; lie jestingly.
  • Word Usage
    "Bertrand was opposite to him, and having listened with delight and reverence to some tale of knavery truly royal, was exclaiming with a look and voice expressive of the most intense admiration, “AH VIEUX BLAGEUR! va!” — the word blague is untranslatable — it means"
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    Words with the same meaning
    falsehood    humbug   
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