a shaggy dog story



a shaggy dog story

a joke which is a long story with a silly end My grandad insists on telling these shaggy dog stories, which nobody finds funny except him.
See also: dog, shaggy, story

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
QuinceyKWINT-seeEnglish (Rare)
Ines['i:nes]
MÓRrÍGhan-Irish Mythology
Ainsworth['einzwɜ:θ]
GeorgGE-awrk (German), YE-ory (Swedish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Estonian
Alf (3)-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish