barefaced

barefaced lie

A blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruth, one in which the liar does not attempt to disguise his or her mendacity. My opponent's assertion that I intend to raise the tax rates is baseless; it is nothing but a barefaced lie.

barefaced liar

One who tells blatantly obvious and/or impudent untruths easily and with little or no attempt to disguise the lie. Everyone knows he is just a barefaced liar. It's a wonder anyone believes a thing he says anymore.

barefaced lie

A shameless falsehood. For example, Bill could tell a barefaced lie with a straight face. The adjective barefaced means "beardless," and one theory is that in the 1500s this condition was considered brazen in all but the youngest males. By the late 1600s barefaced also meant "brazen" or "bold," the meaning alluded to in this phrase.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Demi	-	Greek
BronisŁAwa	braw-nee-SWAH-vah	Polish
AdÁN	ah-DHAHN	Spanish
Amity	AM-i-tee	English (Rare)
Slavitsa	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Nikolas	-	Greek, English