English Explanatory Dictionary

tall story

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”).

Pronunciation

/tɔːl ˈstɔːɹi/ /tɔl ˈstɔɹi/ En-us-tall story.oga

Word forms

tall story tall stories

Etymology

From tall (“exaggerated”) + story.

Synonyms

Banbury story of a cock and a bull cock-and-bull story fish story traveller's tale tall tale
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