just-so story (English, noun)
expansion: just-so story (plural just-so stories)
Senses:
glosses: A story which supposedly explains the beginning or early development of a current state of affairs; a myth, a pourquoi story.
topics: literature
media
publishing
glosses: A story, especially one for children, featuring animals as characters.
topics: anthropology
human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
social-science
social-sciences
glosses: An untestable explanation for something, such as a form of behaviour, a biological trait, or a cultural practice.
tags: derogatory
especially
Forms:
form: just-so stories
tags: plural