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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Xanthippos	-	Ancient Greek
Dalya	-	Hebrew
Mayme	-	English
Susi	ZOO-zee	German
Marian (2)	MAHR-yahn (Polish)	Polish, Czech, Romanian
Bonita	bə-NEE-tə	English