Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long story short

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables: long s-to-ry short
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, a relevant story.

Example Sentences

"Anyway, long story short, I totally screwed up today."
"Sitting on a park bench / Years away from fighting / Ah, to cut a long story short, I lost my mind"
"So anyway, long story short . . . Kenny was always gambling. And six years ago, he bought this lottery ticket and he won. Not much. A million bucks. After taxes, that’s like five hundred thousand dollars. I’m thinking party time."
"“So long story short,” Damon continues, obviously enjoying his newfound status as Magic Kingdom iconoclast, “it got back to the director what I did and then it went all the way to [Michael] Eisner’s office. […]”"
"Long story short, I'm on the hook for sending Trong Tri Kelso to college and he doesn't want to go to a state school."

Etymology

A reduced form of to cut a long story short and to make a long story short.

Phrases

long story the long and short

Frequently Paired Words

long story the long and short tl dr

Questions

What does long story short mean?: Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, a relevant story.
Where does long story short come from?: A reduced form of to cut a long story short and to make a long story short.

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