One embraced by former Countdown host, short and a little porky

• We relax, consuming punch and a mini pork pie?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ What's the harm of a white lie if it will make her feel better? EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Do you get just a little sort of tap for a white lie but minced up for murder? ▪ What did it matter, a little white lie like that? ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
White \White\ (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. Whiter (hw[imac]t"[~e]r); superl. Whitest .] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) A deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.