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noun
an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
Origin:
1600–10; probably with orig. reference to some fable in which a cock and bull figure
1600–10; probably with orig. reference to some fable in which a cock and bull figure
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Cock-and-bull story
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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World English Dictionary
| cock-and-bull story | |
| —n | |
| informal an obviously improbable story, esp a boastful one or one used as an excuse | |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
cock-and-bull story definition
A story that is false: “When John came home at 3:30 a.m., he gave his mother some cock-and-bull story about having a flat tire on the way home.”
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