Münchhausengeschichte

German

Etymology

Münchhausen (“a name”) +‎ Geschichte (“story”). See Munchausenism for more.

Noun

Münchhausengeschichte f (genitive Münchhausengeschichte, plural Münchhausengeschichten)

1. cock-and-bull story (a fanciful story; especially but not always one involving implausible feats, a Munchausenism)

Synonyms

• Lügengeschichte