fairy tale



fairy tale

and bedtime story
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!
See also: fairy, tale

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
&Aelig;&Eth;Elwine-Anglo-Saxon
Athol-Scottish
FlavioFLAH-vyoItalian, Spanish
Lore (2)-Basque
Hazan-Turkish
Amhlaoibh-Irish