tall story
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English
Etymology
From tall (“exaggerated”) + story.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɔːl ˈstɔːɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɔl ˈstɔɹi/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɹi
Noun
tall story (plural tall stories)
- (idiomatic) Synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”)
- 2023 November 24, Esther Addley, “Was Roman emperor Elagabalus really trans – and does it really matter?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- Mary Beard, formerly professor of classics at Cambridge University, directed followers on X to her latest book, titled Emperor of Rome, which opens with a lengthy discussion of the “tall stories” told about Elagabalus.
Translations
synonym of tall tale — see tall tale
References
- ^ Compare “tall, adj. (and n.)”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
- ^ “tall story, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
