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mistruth by anonymous coward November 6, 2004
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Mistruth
Verb
1. To say something that to the speaker is objectively true, but in a tactless or unacceptable manner.
Origin: Writer Kevin Kramer for TV program Be Cool, Scooby Doo S2E9, "Vote Velma." Used by characters Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley to walk back a tactless statement by candidate Velma.
1. To say something that to the speaker is objectively true, but in a tactless or unacceptable manner.
Origin: Writer Kevin Kramer for TV program Be Cool, Scooby Doo S2E9, "Vote Velma." Used by characters Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley to walk back a tactless statement by candidate Velma.
Andrew Cuomo mistruthed when he said "America was never that great." He later explained that the country has never achieved "full greatness" because of inequality.
Mistruth by VelmaDinkley August 17, 2018
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