storytime
- noun
- /ˈstɔːrɪtaɪm/
- Informal
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cuento inventado
- After hearing his wild storytime, nobody was convinced he was telling the truth.
Examples
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That was quite the storytime you just shared!
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She always has a dramatic storytime ready when she is late to meetings.
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Everyone rolled their eyes when he started another storytime about his supposed adventures.
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I can't believe you actually told that storytime!
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He started his tall tale with a dramatic flourish, clearly entering into storytime mode.
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When she claimed she had met a celebrity while hiking, everyone knew it was just storytime.
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His recounting of the event was pure storytime, filled with unbelievable twists and turns.
Synonyms
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7.5
A lie told to avoid trouble
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5.1
A false story someone tells, often small and harmless
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4.0
A story that says things are bigger or more amazing than they really are to be funny
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4.9
A story often exaggerated that tries to make people feel sorry for personal problems
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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
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4.6
A made-up story used to avoid blame or trick people
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4.6
A very exciting tale that is often not true
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6.3
An absurd lie used to avoid blame or trick someone
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7.3
A made-up tale that is hard to believe
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5.5
A made up story told to hide the truth
A false story people tell to hide the real reason
A silly story that is clearly false and hard to believe
A made-up story told in a big, exciting way to amuse people
Antonyms
How Fanciful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Storytime joins story and time, and a helpful way to remember the sarcastic use is to think 'time for a tale', meaning a wild or made-up story. So when someone says 'storytime' like that, they mean an exaggerated or unlikely account.