tall tale/story

noun

: a story that is very difficult to believe : a greatly exaggerated story

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If the assertion was made by a non-tech person, or a tech person who wasn’t associated with a primary tech firm, the odds are that the tale would have been classified as a tall tale. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 The band split with its big-name label, and Forrest and drummer Anthony Johnson approached Hazel with a tall tale about a major label that would pay big for the original lineup to get back together. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025 Speaking to The Guardian, Cave responded to a reader’s question about a 2022 tall tale from Cave which recounts the pair apparently meeting based on their similar names. Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 9 May 2025 Amy Schumer tells a mother of a tall tale in the trailer for the Netflix comedy feature Kinda Pregnant. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tall tale/story

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