shaggy-dog story

shag·gy-dog story

(shăg′ē-dôg′, -dŏg′)n. Informal A long, drawn-out anecdote ending with an absurd or anticlimactic punch line.

shag′gy-dog′ sto`ry

n. a long and involved story, regarded as humorous by the narrator, often told with extraneous detail that culminates in an absurd or irrelevant punch line. [1945–50]

shaggy-dog story

shaggy dog story

A long-winded anecdote that has a silly or anticlimactic ending. The old man was known for telling shaggy dog stories that made people groan and scratch their heads when he reached the ending.See also: dog, shaggy, story

shaggy-dog Story

a kind of funny story that relies for its humor on its length and its sudden ridiculous ending. Don't let John tell a shaggy-dog story. It'll go on for hours. Mary didn't get the point of Fred's shaggy-dog story.See also: story

shaggy-dog story

A long drawn-out anecdote with an absurd or anticlimactic ending. For example, At first he had us laughing wildly at his shaggy-dog stories, but after the third or fourth we found them tiresome . The term alludes to a well-known series of such stories, which involved a talking dog. [c. 1940] See also: story

单词	shaggy-dog story
释义	shaggy-dog story shag·gy-dog story (shăg′ē-dôg′, -dŏg′)n. Informal A long, drawn-out anecdote ending with an absurd or anticlimactic punch line. shag′gy-dog′ sto`ry n. a long and involved story, regarded as humorous by the narrator, often told with extraneous detail that culminates in an absurd or irrelevant punch line. [1945–50] shaggy-dog story shaggy dog story A long-winded anecdote that has a silly or anticlimactic ending. The old man was known for telling shaggy dog stories that made people groan and scratch their heads when he reached the ending.See also: dog, shaggy, story shaggy-dog Story a kind of funny story that relies for its humor on its length and its sudden ridiculous ending. Don't let John tell a shaggy-dog story. It'll go on for hours. Mary didn't get the point of Fred's shaggy-dog story.See also: story shaggy-dog story A long drawn-out anecdote with an absurd or anticlimactic ending. For example, At first he had us laughing wildly at his shaggy-dog stories, but after the third or fourth we found them tiresome . The term alludes to a well-known series of such stories, which involved a talking dog. [c. 1940] See also: story
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