fish story

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English

Etymology

From the tendency of fishermen to exaggerate the size of their catch.

Noun

fish story (plural fish stories)

An exaggerated or boastful story.

Translations

exaggerated or boastful story

Finnish: kalavale (fi)
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German: Seemannsgarn (de)

See also

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