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old wives' tale
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old wives' tale
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old wives' tale
noun
plural
old wives' tales
old wives' tale
noun
plural
old wives' tales
Learner's definition of OLD WIVES' TALE
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disapproving
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a common belief about something that is not based on facts and that is usually false
Frogs won't give you warts. That's just an
old wives' tale
.
the
old wives' tale
about the full moon causing people to act crazy
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