butler lie

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A polite lie told in a text, on the phone, or through a similar electronic medium that provides an excuse for why one is unavailable.
    — By indicating that a contact has read a message, this feature may affect response time expectations and also makes it more difficult to tell a butler lie excusing late reply to a message (eg, “sorry; just saw your message”).

词形变化

butler lies plural

词源

Coined in 2009 by Jeff Hancock et al, referring to the idea of a butler blocking access to a home by lying about the occupant's availability.
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