If you’re telling porkies, you’re telling lies. This phrase is from British rhyming slang, where the term pork pie substitutes for lie. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Porkies = Lies”
I just learned the word porkies.
You probably know it from…
Oh, yeah, lies.
It’s a rhyming slang.
Yes, it is.
It’s British rhyming slang.
Also used in Australia.
Okay, right.
And if you tell a porky, you’re telling a lie, because lie rhymes with pork pie.
Right.
I came across this reference that says, scientists found that more blood is pumped into our nasal tissues when we tell porkies, causing them to expand.
So our noses do grow when we lie, according to this article.
That’s interesting.
That’s the kind of stuff I read.
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