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old wives' tale 1 ENTRIES FOUND: old wives' tale (noun) old wives' tale noun plural old wives' tales old wives' tale noun plural old wives' tales Learner's definition of OLD WIVES' TALE [count] disapproving : a common belief about something that is not based on facts and that is usually false无稽之谈；荒诞的故事 Frogs won't give you warts. That's just an old wives' tale.青蛙不会让你皮肤生疣。那只是无稽之谈。 the old wives' tale about the full moon causing people to act crazy满月会使人疯狂的无稽之谈 — compare superstition |