English Explanatory Dictionary

you can't make this stuff up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. The reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.
intj
  1. Used to express how ironically unbelievable or ridiculous a situation is.

Word forms

you can't make this stuff up you can't make this up you couldn't make it up you couldn't make this up you can't make this shit up you couldn't make this shit up

Etymology

Used to describe a situation so outlandish or ridiculous that one could not have imagined it.

Synonyms

fact is stranger than fiction truth is stranger than fiction
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