COCK-AND-BULL STORY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

Synonyms:

cock-and-bull story; fairy story; fairy tale; fairytale; song and dance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cock-and-bull story" is a kind of...):

fib; story; tale; taradiddle; tarradiddle (a trivial lie)

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