1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise, Book One, Chapter 4, A certain Phyllis Styles, an intercollegiate prom-trotter, had failed to get her yearly invitation to the Harvard-Princeton game. 1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Vintage International, 2001, Part Two, Chapter 4, He was given no food.
Lying. The ability to use the least amount of information (from the given truth), bend it to your will, add some bullshit to it, and add a dash of charm/reality-distortion field, while slowly changing the topic. Mom: Did you clean your room. Son: Yes i did, and it looks beautiful, as do you, can i have some dinner now. (while lying to his mom. In reality, all the son did was clean the visible part of the room that his mom could see, and quickly changed the topic).
Compulsive Liars and Compulsive Lying. Compulsive Lying - Compulsive Lying is a term used to describe lying frequently out of habit, without much regard for the consequences to others and without having an obvious motive to lie. A compulsive liar is someone who habitually lies. A compulsive liar is a person who is addicted to lying. Compulsive liars are people for whom lying feels like emotional safe ground compared to telling the truth. Compulsive lying is less self-centered or manipulative in nature than other kinds of lying.