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The biggest lie everyone agrees to believe for effect, not deceit.
means An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used to emphasize or dramatize a point.
from From Greek 'hyperbole,' meaning 'excess' or 'overshooting' — built from 'hyper' (over, beyond) and 'ballein' (to throw). The same root 'ballein' gives us 'parabola' and 'ballistic,' so hyperbole is literally language thrown too far, a verbal overshoot you launch on purpose and let land past the truth.
- literally means
- excess throw, from Greek hyper plus ballein
- pronunciation trap
- four syllables, not hyper-bowl
- not a lie
- truth stretched so far it snaps into clarity
- everyday use
- I have told you a million times already