"cool story bro" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cool story bro.wav Forms: cool story, bro [alternative]
  1. (Internet slang, colloquial) Used to dismiss a comment perceived as boring or pointless, or refute an anecdote that one considers difficult to believe. Tags: Internet, colloquial Synonyms: and then everyone on the bus clapped
    Sense id: en-cool_story_bro-en-intj-6EAZJr1x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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