അർത്ഥം : తాము తప్పించుకొనుటకు చెప్పే అబద్దపు మాట.
ഉദാഹരണം :
అతను తలనొప్పి సాకుతో పాఠశాలకు రాలేదు.
മറ്റ് ഭാഷകളിലേക്കുള്ള വിവർത്തനം :
A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc..
He kept finding excuses to stay.