Meaning Of The Word Shaggy dog (story)

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Shaggy dog (story) Meaning

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Shaggy dog (story) Definition

What's The Definition Of Shaggy dog (story)?

shaggy dog (story) in American English
a long, rambling joke, typically involving ludicrously unreal or irrational behavior and usually having an irrelevant conclusion

shaggy dog story in British English
noun: a funny story, traditionally about a talking dog, that, after an often long and involved narration of unimportant incidents, has an absurd or irrelevant punchline
noun: a long rambling joke ending in a deliberate anticlimax, such as a pointless punch line

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