He told a ridiculous fish story about a swarm of giant mosquitoes.
Recent Examples on the WebBut the folk tale has seemingly remained just that — a fish story.Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022 Kipling’s fame reached across the globe in those last years of the 19th century, and so Oregonians reveled in his fish story.oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2022 Simply email your true fish story, no tall tales, to fputthoff@nwadg.com. Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2021 Then it gets spread all over town in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's annual fish story contest. Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2021 Biggest fish story: The ongoing collapse of cod in the Gulf of Alaska and the closure of the fishery.Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2020 The Arctic Report Cards each December since then have been a northern fish story, with the salmon getting bigger with each telling.Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2019 Every fisherman has a big fish story that their friends find hard to believe. Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, 28 Aug. 2019 Share your fish stories, adventures, tips and tricks at tightlinesboise@gmail.com. Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 12 July 2018 See More
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Etymology
from the traditional exaggeration by fishermen of the size of fish almost caught