telling porkies

Slang for telling lies.
Usually used by southerners, taxi drivers, adult film stars, or a combination of all 3.

Sandra: I haven't got enough money to pay for this taxi.

Josh: You're telling porkies you are!

by Theresjuiceleakinginmypocket December 13, 2015

Tellingbone

It is from a 70s children's tv series called Catweasel. The eponymous character is a wizard who is surprised by 'modern' technology like the electric light bulb "sun in a bottle" and the telephone "telling bone"

Answer the tellingbone will you please? My hands are in the washing up water.

by DeepSpin July 4, 2016

inappropriate story-telling

Describing your affairs in excruciating detail and claiming when overheard that such descriptions were fiction.

The Republican lawmaker engaged in some inappropriate story-telling regarding his relations with a lobbyist.

by MattF. September 10, 2009

Telling on yourself

Telling on yourself. The act of showing guilt for one’s own actions in the form of giving information or details about something done or said without being asked.

Ex: She really should stop telling on herself when she was the one who started the rumor. The act of incriminating own self in an act due to guilt.
Telling on yourself

by jadewils May 15, 2021

i'm telling mom

The three scariest words of your childhood. Almost always made you panic and try to stop your sibling from telling on you.

Me: *hits brother*
Brother: I'm telling Mom!
Me: No, please, I'm sorry! I'll give you all my Starburst if you don't tell.
Brother: Fine.

by Corvus118 October 7, 2016

Not telling

not disclosing information for personal or private reasons.

"Hey, what is your middle name?"
"Not telling."

by TexaSmarty August 7, 2008

Telling a Jamie

Telling a lie. If you 'tell a Jamie' it means you are telling a ludicrous lie that obviously isn't true and you will clearly get caught out for.

Telling a Jamie - 'I once saw some gypsies on the side of a motorway put a plug into an electricity pylon and steal some electricity.'

by ILoveDanToone March 29, 2010