"shaggy-dog story" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shaggy-dog stories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shaggy-dog story (plural shaggy-dog stories)
  1. Alternative form of shaggy dog story. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shaggy dog story
    Sense id: en-shaggy-dog_story-en-noun-HXxrG-ra Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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