ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷- noun
1.
a. : a long-drawn-out circumstantial story concerning an inconsequential happening that impresses the teller as humorous but the hearer as boresome and pointless
b. : a similar humorous story whose humor lies in the pointlessness or irrelevance of the punch line
2. : a humorous anecdote involving a talking animal (as a horse or dog)