old wives\' tales

old wives' tale

 
noun
a traditional belief, story, or idea that is often of a superstitious nature.
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Origin:
1670–80
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Old wives' tales is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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