Lügengeschichte

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German

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Etymology

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Lüge (lie) +‎ Geschichte (story)

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Noun

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Lügengeschichte f (genitive Lügengeschichte, plural Lügengeschichten, diminutive Lügengeschichtchen n)

  1. cock-and-bull story (fanciful story)
    Synonym: Münchhausengeschichte
  2. (often plural) porkies; whopper (a lie, especially an elaborate but implausible one)
    Erzähl mir keine Lügengeschichten!
    Don’t tell me any porkies!

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