my day

Noun

story (plural stories)

1. An account of real or fictional events.
   • The book tells the story of two roommates.

   Synonyms:

   tome

2. A lie, fiction.
   • You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?

   Synonyms:

   alternative fact, anti-fact, invention, bluff, bollocks, bullshit, canard, cap, chin, clanker

3. (US, colloquial, usually pluralized) A soap opera.
   • What will she do without being able to watch her stories?

   Synonyms:

   serial

4. (obsolete) History.
   • […] who is so unread or so uncatechis'd in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixt for many ages, only by unwritt'n traditions.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC
5. A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
   • What's the story with him?

   Synonyms:

   narrative

6. (capitalized, sometimes, social media) A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.
   • Worshippers in Mecca are streaming their stories live on Snapchat, opening up the Saudi city to non-Muslims online.2015 July 14, Aisha Gani, “Mecca worshippers stream their stories live on Snapchat”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms:

   my day

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