frottola
- noun
- Archaic
:
fábula
- The journalist quickly realized the story was just a frottola with no basis in fact.
Examples
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Rumors and frottola often circulate during election season, confusing many people.
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He told a frottola about winning the lottery.
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He laughed off the accusation as a ridiculous frottola spread by his rivals.
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That story was just a frottola!
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The politician dismissed the allegations as mere frottola, intended to damage his reputation.
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Many people believed the frottola about the celebrity's new relationship until it was debunked.
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She discovered that the scandal was just a frottola created by a gossip magazine.
Synonyms
∞
7.5
A lie told to avoid trouble
19
4.0
A story that says things are bigger or more amazing than they really are to be funny
15
3.4
A made-up story told to hide the truth or deceive people
10
4.9
A false story told to trick or impress people
10
4.6
A made-up story used to avoid blame or trick people
1
5.5
A made up story told to hide the truth
A false story made to hide the truth
A false story people spread by talking
Antonyms
How Truthful
- Informal
18
3.4
- Informal
4
3.9
- Literature
19
4.0
- Archaic
∞
2.7
29
6.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frottola comes from Italian, where it named a light, often silly song or tale. Because it suggested something 'trivial' or 'nonsense', people began to use it for a small made-up story or lie.