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SHAGGY DOG STORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shaggy dog story mean?
• SHAGGY DOG STORY (noun)
The noun SHAGGY DOG STORY has 1 sense:
1. a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness
Familiarity information: SHAGGY DOG STORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("shaggy dog story" is a kind of...):
gag; jape; jest; joke; laugh (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter)
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