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–noun 

1. a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.  



–verb (used without object) 

2. to tell a fib.  



—Synonyms 

1. See falsehood.



Falsehood, fib, lie, untruth refer to something untrue or incorrect. 



A falsehood is a statement that distorts or suppresses the truth, in order to deceive: to tell a falsehood about one's ancestry in order to [gain] acceptance. 



A fib denotes a trivial falsehood, and is often used to characterize that which is not strictly true: a [polite] fib. 



A lie is a vicious falsehood: to tell a lie about one's neighbor. 



An untruth is an incorrect statement, either intentionally misleading (less harsh, however, than falsehood or lie) or arising from misunderstanding or ignorance: I'm afraid you are telling an untruth.





　

Rohmer has been at work for years now on his cautionary tales, from My Night at Maud's (1969) through Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987), with stops for Claire's Knee, Chloe in the Afternoon and Pauline at the Beach. All of his films teach a lesson, sometimes a little one (such as that it is unwise to tell fibs), sometimes a big one (such as that it is not a kindness to tell someone you love them unless you really do).





cajole 

finagle

machination



ruse (purpose)

stratagem (purpose)

wile (disarming) His wiles [charmed] them into [trusting] him.



escapade  

shenanigans

[Halloween] shenanigans. The [he]-said, [she]-said shenanigans.

Sham