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A statement told with complete awareness that the other person knows the statement to be false. This type of lie is often told and accepted to avoid the fallout that might occur from dealing with reality.
Your friend: I heard your gf busted you at Nikki's last night.
You: Yeah, but it's not problem. She's so whipped that a simple red lie did the trick.
Your friend: Dude, she has no spine.
You: Hells yeah!
You: Yeah, but it's not problem. She's so whipped that a simple red lie did the trick.
Your friend: Dude, she has no spine.
You: Hells yeah!
by thentzel January 02, 2007
May 5 Word of the Day
A catch all word to describe anything that is basic, uncool or untrendy. According to The New York Times, "cheugy (pronounced chew-gee) can be used, broadly, to describe someone who is out of date or trying too hard."
Things that are cheugy:
The New York Times
PT Cruisers
Goldendoodles
Australians
Addison Rae
White people
Billionaires
The person writing this definition
Things that are cheugy:
The New York Times
PT Cruisers
Goldendoodles
Australians
Addison Rae
White people
Billionaires
The person writing this definition
by Callmemaybe69 May 04, 2021
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Unlike a white lie, which is made for someone else's sake; a red lie is a lie specifically made for the liar's sake.
ie- you might tell a white lie not to hurt someone else's feelings, where as you might tell a red lie to not feel bad about yourself or embarrass yourself.
ie- you might tell a white lie not to hurt someone else's feelings, where as you might tell a red lie to not feel bad about yourself or embarrass yourself.
It was his fault the family car had a scrape on the passenger side door. However, he pretended to have no knowledge of how it happened as to not get in trouble. He told a red lie for his own sake.
by avanei February 13, 2009