fish story

fish sto·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fish stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /fɪʃ ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fish stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /fɪʃ ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/

Definitions of fish story words

noun fish story an exaggerated or incredible story: It was just another one of his fish stories. 1
noun fish story a story which is not true 0
noun fish story an unbelievable story; exaggeration 0
noun fish story An exaggerated or boastful story; a tall tale. 0

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Origin of fish story

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Fish story

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adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fish story popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for fish story

noun fish story

bunk — A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
cock-and-bull story — If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock-and-bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true.
lie — Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
overstatement — to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
tall tale — far-fetched story

All 6 Synonyms of fish story