Word
pinocchio
Phoneticspinoc·chio
/pɪˈnoʊkioʊ/
Definition
n. a person who tells lies or is known for being dishonest. It comes from the famous wooden boy in a story who could not stop telling the truth.
n. a person who is known for being dishonest or telling lies. Derived from the titular character of the 19th-century children's novel, who is cursed to speak only the truth.
Examples
“He is a real pinocchio when it comes to his finances.”
“The politician was called a pinocchio by the press after he contradicted his own previous statements in the same interview.”
Examples
simple
“He is a real pinocchio when it comes to his finances.”
contextual
“The politician was called a pinocchio by the press after he contradicted his own previous statements in the same interview.”
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