total lie; complete fabrication
Emphasizes that something is entirely untrue, often used in accusatory or emphatic contexts.
His story was a complete lie.
That's obviously a total lie.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Kana spelling for the first part; less common but still used.
Literally 'skin of a lie', implying that even the surface is a lie; the exact origin is uncertain, but it is used to emphasize that something is completely false.