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