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overemphasis(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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overestimation(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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overstatement(fancy, line, lie, excess)
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pretension(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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pretentiousness(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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rant(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
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shaggy dog story
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sham(fake, fabrication, forgery)
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slander(deception, lie, dishonesty, deceit)
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stretch(fancy, line, excess, embellishment)
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whopper(fantasy, story, excess, book)
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canard(lie, falsehood, invention, fabrication)
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embellishment(lie, excess, hyperbole, bunk)
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gag(sketch, witticism, pun)
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incredible story(expression, lie, bunk)
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inveracity
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lies(fabrication, forgery)
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myth(story, ancient)
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old wives' tale
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rigmarole(lie, falsehood, rumor, fib)
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