Meanings
- colloquialIndicating that is as much as one knows, or one is prepared to reveal or is willing to discuss regarding the subject.
Synonyms: end of, end of, full stop, period, that's that
- colloquialThat is the definitive fact; there can be no argument.
If you don't want to move back to the States, we won't. End of story.
2013, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Jesse (Ethan Hawke)1 more example
“You doxx, you get suspended, end of story,” he said, and then abruptly left the call.
2022 December 16, Bernhard Warner, quoting Elon Musk, “Musk Faces Growing Anger Over Twitter Ban of Journalists”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: end of discussion, EOD
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseIndicating that is as much as one knows, or one is prepared to reveal or is willing to discuss regarding the subject.
phraseThat is the definitive fact; there can be no argument.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 結束 /结束
- 結束 /结束 (jiéshù)there can be no argument
Cite this entry
end of story. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20of%20story
“end of story.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20of%20story. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “end of story,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20of%20story.
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