big lie

American  

noun

1. a false statement of outrageous magnitude employed as a propaganda measure in the belief that a lesser falsehood would not be credible.

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Etymology

Origin of big lie

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

But then I realized it wasn’t imagination, it was just a big lie.

From Literature

LaVerne squealed and Boomer turned two or three different shades of red and all over the room kids began to check their papers in case they would have to read out loud some big lie or, worse, some really personal compliment.

From Literature

"He was literally helping to liberate my mind from those mental chains of self-doubt, of believing the big lie about your inferiority and the fact that you're doomed to repeat the work of your parents as a drudge," he said.

From BBC

You’re waiting for that to be a big lie, but it’s not.

From Los Angeles Times

Gay was recently quoted saying that losing weight helped her realize that body positivity was “a big lie.”

From Los Angeles Times