English Explanatory Dictionary

cover story

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A story included in a publication that is highlighted on the front cover.
  2. A fictitious account that is intended to hide one's real motive.
  3. Any fictitious account used to hide, distract from, or falsely explain the truth which one intends to conceal.

Word forms

cover story cover stories

Related words

backstory cock-and-bull story cover girl cover boy undercover front page

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 託詞 /托词 Finnish: peitetarina French: couverture German: Legende Polish: legenda Portuguese: história para encobrir Russian: прикры́тие Russian: леге́нда Spanish: tapadera Ukrainian: леге́нда
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