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▸ noun: (idiomatic) A social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.
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▸ noun: (idiomatic) A social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.
Similar:
pious fiction,
fiction,
fairy story,
fabulism,
pseudofiction,
fictional documentary,
diplospeak,
pseudologia fantastica,
proslepsis,
problem play,
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