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cock and bull story

cock and bull sto·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kok and boo l stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
    • /kɒk ænd bʊl ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/
    • /kɒk ənd bʊl ˈstɔːri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kok and boo l stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
    • /kɒk ænd bʊl ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/

Definition of cock and bull story words

  • noun cock and bull story an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story. 1
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Origin of cock and bull story

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; probably with orig. reference to some fable in which a cock and bull figure

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Parts of speech for Cock and bull story

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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cock and bull story popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for cock and bull story

noun cock and bull story

  • fish story — an exaggerated or incredible story: It was just another one of his fish stories.
  • flight of fancy — An idea or statement that is very imaginative but complicated, silly, or impractical can be referred to as a flight of fancy.
  • song and dance — a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.
  • tall tale — far-fetched story
  • tale — a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
All 61 Synonyms of cock and bull story

Antonyms for cock and bull story

noun cock and bull story

  • non-fiction — the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
  • truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  • praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
All 4 Antonyms of cock and bull story

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