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fairy tale

 
noun
1.
a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
2.
an incredible or misleading statement, account, or belief: His story of being a millionaire is just a fairy tale.
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Also called fairy story.

Origin:
1740–50
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fairy tale or fairy story
 
—n
1.  a story about fairies or other mythical or magical beings, esp one of traditional origin told to children
2.  a highly improbable account
 
fairy story or fairy story
 
—n

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fairy tale
"oral narrative centered on magical tests, quests, and transformations," 1749, translating Fr. Conte de feés of Madame d'Aulnois (1698, translated into English 1699). As an adjective (also fairytale), attested by 1963.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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fairy tale definition


and bedtime story
  1. n.
    a simplistic and condescending explanation for something; a lie. : I don't want to hear a fairy tale, just the facts, ma'am. , I've already heard your little bedtime story. You'll have to do better than that!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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