How to Pronounce "whole cloth"
expression
HOHL klawth
HOHL kloth
Definition
An expression meaning something is completely invented or made up, with no basis in fact. Traditionally, it refers to a lie or story created out of nothing.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhoʊɫ/ /ˈkɫɔθ
British English
hˈəʊl/ /klˈɒθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HOHL klawth
UK
HOHL kloth
Listen in Context
The story was made out of whole cloth.
He invented the rumor out of whole cloth.
That excuse is whole cloth.
Your explanation sounds like it's made of whole cloth to me.