sure, story, bud
- idiom
- Informal
:
claro, amigo
- When he claimed he'd forgotten his homework again, I just said, 'sure, story, bud.'
Examples
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She explained the broken vase was the cat's fault, and I couldn't help but reply, 'sure, story, bud'.
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After listening to his wild tale, everyone at the table laughed and said, 'sure, story, bud' in unison.
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When he tried to blame the mishap on the weather, I rolled my eyes and said, 'sure, story, bud.'
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She looked skeptical after hearing his excuse, so she responded with a sarcastic, 'sure, story, bud.'
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After his elaborate explanation for being late, I couldn't help but smirk and say, 'sure, story, bud.'
Synonyms
77
2.7
An interesting tale about events that makes people laugh
1
6.3
An absurd lie used to avoid blame or trick someone
Say you do not believe someone's story
A mocking reply that shows you think a story is boring or not important
A silly story that is clearly false and hard to believe
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
sure, + story, + bud
Although the constituents 'sure' (affirmation), 'story' (tale) and 'bud' (friend) have clear literal meanings, the phrase functions as a sarcastic, ironic formula whose dismissive sense depends on intonation and pragmatic convention rather than compositional semantics. A B1 learner who knows the words is unlikely to derive the intended ironic disbelief from the literal combination, so the expression is idiomatic and opaque.
Etymology
Sure, story, bud comes from the picture of someone giving a fake sure to an unlikely story and then adding bud like a forced friendly word. That's why it means 'I don't believe you'.