just-so story in Finnish

A story which supposedly explains the beginning or early development of a current state of affairs; a myth, a pourquoi story.

(literature) A story, especially one for children, featuring animals as characters.

(social sciences, especially, anthropology, philosophy, chiefly, derogatory) An untestable explanation for something, such as a form of behaviour, a biological trait, or a cultural practice.

(social sciences, especially, anthropology, philosophy, chiefly, derogatory) An untestable explanation for something, such as a form of behaviour, a biological trait, or a cultural practice.