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Noun: fish story
Usage: N. Amer, informal (elsewhere: tall tale)
  1. An improbable (unusual, incredible or fanciful) story
    "Grandpa loved to entertain the children with his fish stories of adventure";
    - tall tale, tall story [informal]

Derived forms: fish stories, fish story

Type of: narration, narrative, story, tale