tall story
noun/tɔːl ˈstɔːɹi/UK/tɔl ˈstɔɹi/US
Etymology
From tall (“exaggerated”) + story.
Definitions
Synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated
Synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”).
- Mary Beard, formerly professor of classics at Cambridge University, directed followers on X to her latest book, titled Emperor of Rome, which opens with a lengthy discussion of the “tall stories” told about Elagabalus.
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