Meanings
nounlikely story (plural likely stories)
plural likely stories
- ironicsarcasticUsed to suggest that someone's story or excuse is a lie.
He told me he couldn't come because his budgie had fallen ill. A likely story!
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likely story. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/likely%20story
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “likely story,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/likely%20story.
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