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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles needing additional references, Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows, Folklore, Humour
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shaggy dog story
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A long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness WordNet 3.0
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joke
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A long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In its original sense, a shaggy dog story or yarn is an extremely long-winded anecdote characterized by extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents and terminated by an anticlimax. Wikipedia
A long-winded anecdote also known as a yarn Wikipedia Disambiguation
Intentionally-long joke ending in an anticlimax Wikidata
A long-winded joke or tale featuring the narration of typically irrelevant details, and usually ending with an absurd or pointless punchline which is often a pun or Spoonerism on a known catchphrase. Wiktionary
IS A
joke
narrative
anti-humor
DOES NOT HAVE QUALITY
Chekhov's gun
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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shaggy dog story
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shaggy dog story
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shaggy dog story
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