porky
n.— «Mr Hay, whose own record on rates is that he broke an election promise to freeze rates for three years, said the figures showed Mr Hubbard had told “porkies” and misled the public.» —“Mother Hubbard’s jump in rates dubbed ‘porkies’” NZPA (New Zealand) Oct. 2, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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