SHAGGY-DOG STORY


Meaning of SHAGGY-DOG STORY in English

/shag"ee dawg", -dog"/

a funny story, traditionally about a talking dog, that, after an often long and involved narration of unimportant incidents, has an absurd or irrelevant punch line.

[ 1945-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .