4
old chestnut(expression, slang, account, story, tale)
4
shaggy-dog story(noun, expression, informal, description, story)
3
rambling tale(noun, expression, story, tale, yarn)
3
short amusing story(expression, account, story, tale, narrative)
3
shortened story(expression, account, story, tale, narrative)
3
tall story(expression, account, story, tale, narrative)
2
old joke(noun, expression, idiom, description, story)
2
retelling(noun, report, description, story, novel)
2
episode(noun, account, story, tale, narrative)
2
fable(noun, account, story, tale, narrative)
2
fishing story(noun, expression, description, story, novel)
2
folk tale(noun, expression, description, story, novel)
2
folktale(noun, description, story, novel, telling)
2
life story(noun, expression, description, story, novel)
2
storiette(noun, account, story, tale, narrative)
2
storyette(noun, account, story, tale, narrative)
2
urban legend(expression, story, tale, shotness)
1
hoodwinking(noun, description, story, novel, telling)
1
horseplay(noun, description, story, novel, telling)
1
short account of incident(expression, account, incident, shortness)
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