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