whangdoodle of a story
- noun
- /ˈwæŋˌduːl/
- Archaic
:
historia exagerada
- She loves inventing a whangdoodle of a story to amuse her little brother before bedtime.
Examples
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The politician delivered a whangdoodle of a story at the campaign rally, much to everyone's delight.
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Jake spun a whangdoodle of a story about catching a fish that was bigger than his boat.
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What a whangdoodle of a story!
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That was a real whangdoodle of a story!
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Jake spun a whangdoodle of a story about catching a fish that was bigger than his boat.
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She loves inventing a whangdoodle of a story to amuse her little brother before bedtime.
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The politician delivered a whangdoodle of a story at the campaign rally, much to everyone's delight.
Synonyms
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7.5
A lie told to avoid trouble
133
5.1
A false story someone tells, often small and harmless
20
7.2
A long story that is probably not true
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
7
4.6
A very exciting tale that is often not true
1
7.3
A made-up tale that is hard to believe
1
5.5
A made up story told to hide the truth
A made-up or exaggerated story that is unlikely to be true
A false story people tell to hide the real reason
A silly story that is clearly false and hard to believe
How Fanciful
- Literature
19
4.0
- Archaic
- Informal
7
4.6
75
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
whangdoodle + of + a + story
Given that 'whangdoodle' denotes something playful or fanciful, combining it with 'story' transparently yields the sense 'a fanciful or exaggerated story.' The noun-phrase composition 'whangdoodle of a story' follows normal English modifier patterns, so a learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase whangdoodle of a story comes from a playful old word, whangdoodle, used for a made-up creature in jokes and children's tales. So calling a tale a whangdoodle of a story gives the picture of something wild and invented and means 'an exaggerated or fanciful story'.