jackanory n.
1. a story; also as v. to tell a tale.
Miseducation of Ross O’Carroll-Kelly (2004) 191: What’s the Jackanory? | ||
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightdress 54: I peg it up [...] to see what the Jackanory is. | ||
Gutted 107: What’s the Jackanory with him and Rab Hart? | ||
Crongton Knights 131: Bit and Jonah? Dancing? You’re not jackanoring me???!!! | ||
Braywatch I’m like, ‘Claire? What’s the Jack?’: . |
2. a lie, i.e. a ‘tall story’.
Only Fools and Horses [TV script] Jackanory Jackanory. | ‘Thicker than Water’||
Slanguage. | ||
www.asstr.org 🌐 There was no way you needed to go into a court to tell jackanories about Lingers, you were his legal wedded boiler house. | ‘Dead Beard’ at