Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fish story

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
fish s-to-ry
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An exaggerated or boastful story.

Etymology

From the generally held belief that fishermen tend to exaggerate the size of their catch. Unrelated to the figurative sense of fishy.

Inflected Forms

fish stories (plural)

Phrases

cock-and-bull story shaggy-dog story traveller's tale

Frequently Paired Words

cock-and-bull story shaggy-dog story traveller's tale whopper

Synonyms

fish tale tall tale

Questions

What does fish story mean?
An exaggerated or boastful story.
Where does fish story come from?
From the generally held belief that fishermen tend to exaggerate the size of their catch. Unrelated to the figurative sense of fishy.

How to pronounce fish story

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