flunkern

Meaning

to tell harmless lies, to brag in an exaggerating way, to fib

Concepts

fib

lie

tell a lie

prevaricate

tell stories

Synonyms

lügen

belügen

schwindeln

anlügen

betrügen

vorgeben

die Unwahrheit sagen

beschummeln

mogeln

aufschneiden

anmogeln

verschaukeln

bemogeln

anschwindeln

cheaten

Garn spinnen

anschummeln

Blaue vom Himmel herunterlügen

beschwindeln

lügen wie gedruckt

fabulieren

Translations

liegen

mentire

mentir

mentiri

mentir

ψεύδομαι

mentir

mentir

yalan söylemek

atmak

yalan

كذب

faltar à verdade

trapacear

trufar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflʊŋkɐn/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?]. The original meaning is “to gleam, move quickly”. Compare flink. The meaning “to boast, stretch the truth” (probably from “want to shine, be brilliant”) already developed in Low German.