an exaggeration from a particular region of the world

a story about a heroic person who did completely outrageous, impossible things

a story about a larger - than - life character, either fictional or based on a real person who has exaggerated adventures and performs exaggerated feats of daring, strength, courage, and/or intelligence

a story from the future

a story where the main character is a hero or heroine that is larger-than-life

a story which combines fact with fiction, by greatly exaggerating real qualities about a character

a story wild wildly exaggerated or made up characters and events

a story with lots of exaggerated details, usually about some person with extraordinary powers

a tale that might start with a real person or a fictional character, but the more times it is told, the more embellished and exaggerated it gets

a unusual story that has been retold over the years and exaggerated

A distinctively American type of humorous story characterized by exaggeration. See Folktale

a fictional story, presented as a true account and usually told in the first person, that begins by describing a common situation, but gradually adds more and more unusual features until it pushes up to and beyond the limits of belief.

A humorous, exaggerated story common on the American frontier, often focusing on cases of superhuman strength.

a story about impossible or exaggerated happenings related in a realistic matter of fact and often humorous way.

Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance

A tall tale is a story that claims to explain the reason for some natural phenomenon, or sometimes illustrates how skilled/intelligent/powerful the subject of the tale was. In either case, the tall tale is fictional and usually obviously so. It can, however, be based on a real figure in history.

Tall Tale, also known as Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill is a 1995 family Western movie starring Patrick Swayze, Nick Stahl, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Scott Glenn, Catherine O'Hara, and Jared Harris.