Old wives' tale
Old wives' tale noun - A false idea or belief.
Usage example: the belief that going outside with wet hair will cause you to catch cold is just an old wives' tale
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Synonyms for Old wives' tale
Story and old wives' tale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Story" instead a noun phrase "Old wives' tale".
Story
Story noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.
Old wives' tale and story are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Old wives' tale" instead a noun "Story".
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- fantasy and old wives' tale
- fantasy and story
- fairy tale and old wives' tale
- fairy tale and story
- lie and old wives' tale
- lie and story
- fiction and old wives' tale
- fiction and story
- fable and old wives' tale
- fable and story
- falsehood and old wives' tale
- falsehood and story
- tale and old wives' tale
- tale and story
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