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What is a white lie?

What is a white lie? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (idiomatic) A deliberate, untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result.
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I can be so good at rationalizing how it's better to tell a little white lie because I don't want to hurt someone's feelings.
If they ask, you could always tell a little white lie and say you were doing, I dunno, tai chi or something.
Perhaps it's even time to tell a little white lie and say the Wi-Fi is down.
The major difference between a white lie and an unethical lie is the intent behind it.
His idea is appropriately called polite blocking, and it works something like a little white lie.
It's perfectly acceptable to tell a little white lie to stay on good terms.

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