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shaggy–dog
adjective shag·gy–dog \ˌsha-gē-ˈdȯg\
Definition of SHAGGY-DOG
: of, relating to, or being a long-drawn-out circumstantial story concerning an inconsequential happening that impresses the teller as humorous or interesting but the hearer as boring and pointless; also : of, relating to, or being a similar humorous story whose humor lies in the pointlessness or irrelevance of the punch line <a shaggy–dog comedy>
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First Known Use of SHAGGY-DOG
1946
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