cuento chino

Definitions of cuento chino
  1. noun
    an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
    synonyms: camelo, patraña
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    type of:
    andrómina, jácara, mentirijilla, mentirilla, milonga, paparrucha, paparruchada, patraña, trola, trufa
    a trivial lie
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