white promise

Type of lie meant for a large audience to get elected and sound trustworthy.

All political agendas have white promises behind them.
we will lower your taxes is the biggest white promise for every elected official.

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white man's promise

a promise one makes to another, even though he has no intention of keeping said promise

Tom tells Joe, "I'll totally help you move this weekend, bro. " Tom has made Joe a white man's promise because Tom has already made other plans and has no intention of helping Joe move.

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