campfire stories

A form of campfire story — A form of oral storytelling performed around an open fire at night, typically in the wilderness, largely connected with the telling of stories having supernatural motifs or elements of an urban legend.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of campfire story
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “campfire stories,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campfire%20stories.

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