眉唾、眉つば
まゆつば
mayutsuba
JMdict entry #2025240
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
see: 眉唾物
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) taking care not to be fooled
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼のあの話はまゆつばものだ。
kare no ano hanashi ha mayutsuba mono da 。
That story of his sounds very unlikely.
その男が、自分は百万長者だとあのきれいな女の子にいったことはまるっきり眉唾だった。
sono otoko ga 、 jibun ha hyaku man chouja da to ano kirei na on'nanoko ni ixtsu ta koto ha marukkiri mayutsuba daxtsu ta 。
The man's statement to the pretty girl that he was a millionaire was all eye-wash.