Complete Definition of "tall tale"

English
Noun
tall tale

  1. idiom A greatly exaggerated, fantastic story.

#:He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.

Synonyms
whopper

Revision and Credits for"tall tale"
  • 2007-10-30 22:08 - Connel MacKenzie - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/72.147.187.18|72.147.187.18]] ([[User_talk:72.147.187.18|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Cynewulf|Cynewulf]]

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