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
Tale and old wives' tale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun phrase "Old wives' tale".
Tale
Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.
Old wives' tale and tale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Old wives' tale" instead a noun "Tale".
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- fantasy and old wives' tale
- fantasy and tale
- fairy tale and old wives' tale
- fairy tale and tale
- lie and old wives' tale
- lie and tale
- fiction and old wives' tale
- fiction and tale
- fable and old wives' tale
- fable and tale
- falsehood and old wives' tale
- falsehood and tale
- story and old wives' tale
- story and tale
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