Synonyms for Shaggy dog story:

• n.

  •communication (noun)
  • shaggy dog story.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • innuendo,
  • punch line,
  • pun,
  • one-liner,
  • a play on words,
  • witticism,
  • wordplay,
  • wisecrack.
  •Other relevant words:
  • tall story,
  • tall tale,
  • exaggeration.

Homophones for Shaggy dog story:

• scots heather, stage door, southwester, seed oyster, switch-hitter, stay together, southeaster, stokes' aster, Scottish Terrier, scotch terrier, sweet cider, sew together, sticky aster.

Hyponym for Shaggy dog story:

• n.

  • communication
    gag, jest, jape, laugh, joke.