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blague
blawzh
noun
a lie; nonsense
1870Leo TolstoyAnna KareninaNo,' said Serpukhovskoy, frowning with vexation at being suspected of such an absurdity. 'Tout ca est une blague. That has always been, and always will be. There are no communists. But intriguing people have to invent a noxious, dangerous party. It's an old trick. No, what's wanted is a powerful party of independent men, like you and me.'1915Philip GibbsThe Soul of the WarThere was a good deal of blague in these annual ceremonies, laughed at by Frenchmen of common sense.

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