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What does the phrase 'you are just blowing smoke up my butt' mean and how did it originate?

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What does the phrase 'you are just blowing smoke up my butt' mean and how did it originate?
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It means that someone's lying to you in a fake friendly sort of way.. I would imagine it's some sort of combination of the expressions "smoke and mirrors" (an illusion) and "kissing someone's a$s."
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Basically that someone is just joking with you.
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Magicians often use smoke in their performance to obscure your view and conceal a bit of trickery. . A person who is "blowing smoke" is tricking you and attempting to cover it up. . . I was not able to find the origin
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