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  • noun obsolete A liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood.

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From Ancient Greek Ἀβυδοκόμης (Abudokomēs), after the town Ἄβυδος (Abudos, "Abydos"), the inhabitants of which were known for inventing slanders and boasting of them.

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