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

Derived forms: tall stories

Type of: narration, narrative, story, tale