
Shaggy dog story

Translation shaggy dog story into russian
shaggy dog story
He told a shaggy dog story that took forever to get to the punchline.
Он рассказал длинную и запутанную историю, которая длилась вечно, прежде чем дошла до сути.
Definitions
A shaggy dog story is a long-winded anecdote or tale that is often humorous but ultimately leads to a disappointing or anticlimactic conclusion, making the journey of the story more entertaining than the actual ending.