Pinocchio

Meanings

Proper Noun

• The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi.
• The popular fairy tale about Pinocchio.

Noun

• One who lies often; a liar.
• One who has difficulty hiding lies.

Origin

• Borrowed from Italian Pinocchio, possibly from the rare Tuscan form pinocchio or constructed from pino, also similar to Pino, diminutive of Giuseppe, as is Geppetto (the maker of Pinocchio).