Pinochhio is the obvious answer. There was a sort of nursery rhyme which went: Liar Liar, your pants are on fire- your NOSE is as LONG as a TELEGRAPH WIRE! not being into (PInocchio) I did not realize that was the indirect origin.
Pinocchio is the puppet whose nose grew longer each time he lied.
The character whose nose grew when he lied is Pinocchio, a wooden puppet created by Geppetto in the classic Italian children's novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi. Whenever Pinocchio tells a lie, his nose grows longer, serving as a physical manifestation of his dishonesty. This trait emphasizes the moral lessons about truthfulness and integrity throughout the story.
In the story of Peter Pan, his nose grew longer when he told lies. This was a consequence of his inability to tell the truth and served as a way to visually depict his dishonesty.
Because Pinocchio lied.
His nose got longer every time he lied
his nose grew.
nose
Well it grew up my nose and that's warm
His nose grows
The length of his nose.
Snorks
Yes, but like most anime characters it is not well defined.