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shaggy dog story
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
Common Names:
Name
Gender
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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
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