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.

Tall tale — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
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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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tall tale come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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