Lügengeschichte
German
Etymology
Lüge (“lie”) + Geschichte (“story”)
Pronunciation
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Noun
Lügengeschichte f (genitive Lügengeschichte, plural Lügengeschichten, diminutive Lügengeschichtchen n)
- cock-and-bull story (fanciful story)
- (often plural) porkies; whopper (a lie, especially an elaborate but implausible one)
- Erzähl mir keine Lügengeschichten!
- Don’t tell me any porkies!
Declension
Synonyms
- (fanciful story): Münchhausengeschichte
- (lie): Lügen; Geschichten (both plural); Quatsch; Unsinn
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