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tall tale
tall tale
tall tale
A fanciful or greatly exaggerated story, as in
Some youngsters love tall tales about creatures from outer space coming to earth
. This idiom uses
tall
in the sense of "exaggerated." [Mid-1800s]
See also:
tale
,
tall
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
BÉNÉDicte
-
French
Biff
BIF
English (Rare)
Arvid
-
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Gabrielle
ga-bree-EL
French, English
Dennison
['denisn]
Hekate
-
Greek Mythology
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