you can't make this up

A form of you can't make this stuff up — The reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of you can't make this stuff up.
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APA

you can't make this up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20can't%20make%20this%20up

MLA

“you can't make this up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20can't%20make%20this%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you can't make this up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20can't%20make%20this%20up.

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