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"Tall Story"




Meaning
a story that cannot be believed easily

-something that is made up to be out of the plausibility range.

- a story making claims that is based on untrue facts making something look bigger than it is, that is, an exaggerated story.

Origin
The origination comes from boastfulness which was meant to either deceive or just amuse people. In the 1900’s these kind of stories were known as Munchausens which was named after an actual person. He was popular because he would always have extravagant stories about himself. In the United States, tall stories were the tales that were told and retold around the campfire. It usually involved mythical characters achieving larger than life tasks.

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