blague

noun

1. Mendacious boasting that lacks seriousness; falsehood or humbug, especially when it is told mockingly or without the expectation that anyone believes it.

   countable, uncountable

   The difference is this: one may be obliged to maintain a falsehood from feelings of pride or self-respect, but a blague can be given up without a scruple.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French blague. Doublet of belly.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry blague (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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