"And there, bunkie, I got ya: My definition of "lie" can be found in a dictionary. Where in the universe did you get yours?"..... Does the Mirriam-Webster dictionary count? You will, of course apolog…
Why, I got it from an ACTUAL dictionary, Robert- NOT Wikipedia...
Main Entry: 4lie
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English lige, lie, from Old English lyge; akin to Old High German lugI, Old English lEogan to lie
1 a : an assertion of something known or believed by the speaker to be untrue with intent to deceive b : an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker
2 : something that misleads or deceives
3 : a charge of lying
Emphasis is mine. Your post, Robert, could be called a "lie" under definition 2....
Wikipedia is NOT a dictionary, you clearly looked for the 'definition' you thought would score you the most points- not the proper definition as it appears in a real dictionary.