vranyo

Meaning

Noun

White lies or half-lies in Russian culture, told without the intention of (maliciously) deceiving, but as a fantasy, suppressing unpleasant parts of the truth.

Origin

Russian враньё ("lying, lies"), from врать (contrasted with ложь).

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