tall tale

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   an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story

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Questions about tall tale

What does tall tale mean?

tall tale means "an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story".

Is tall tale a common word?

tall tale is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.