porky
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"I thought: 'Uh-oh. David’s told me a porky pie here,'" Underwood says.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
Austin recalled, “He was telling a porky pie,” and laughed, using Cockney rhyming slang for a lie.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
A supporting cast of honey and anise hyssop plants round out the porky saltiness with floral and syrupy sweetness.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
It's deeply flavored, rich and earthy with a hint of porky smokiness, and its flavors can be deepened even further with the addition of specialty or dried mushrooms, as noted by Serious Eats.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2021
That’s probably why I’ve been getting kind of porky.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
“One of the porkies that David perpetuated for a very long time was that he came from a family where insanity seemed to be the norm and it just wasn’t true,” she says.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2019
Does she think actors are more susceptible to paranormal beliefs than ordinary mortals, or are they just telling porkies?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2015
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood says his old club Tottenham were "telling porkies" last season when they say they did not contact other potential managers while Sherwood was still in charge at White Hart Lane.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2015
He continually tells porkies and blames everyone/everything else on his poor showing.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2015
The Bishop of Bath and Wells said, “Now me lad, what’s your story, eh? And don't tell any porkies, remember as how you’re talkin’ to a bishop.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
