telengue

Noun masculine B2 #62998 most common

Translations

Used to describe a story that is exaggerated or fanciful.

Siempre me cuentan telengues sobre los viajes que nunca hicieron, pero me divierten.

They always tell me tall tales about the trips they never took, but they amuse me.

La historia que contó era una telengue tan exagerada que nadie la creyó.

The story he told was such a tall tale that no one believed it.