white lie

(idea) by xdc (8.6 y) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 10:27:16
A lie about a trivial matter, often told to spare someone's feelings.

See: Does this dress make me look fat?

(idea) by M Usagi (8.4 y) Fri Jun 23 2000 at 20:52:52
The angel, tall and terrible and bright, placed his two hands upon her neck, sweeping his raiment of light about them both: "This won't hurt a bit," he murmured.
(definition) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 (3.3 y) Tue May 03 2005 at 20:22:36
WHITE LIE
A harmless lie, one not told with a malicious intent, a lie told to reconcile people at variance.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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