Definition:
Yarn is a slang term that means a story or a tale, often one that is exaggerated or not entirely true.
Use case:
You can use the term yarn when someone is telling you a story that seems too good to be true or when someone is telling a story that is clearly exaggerated. For example, "He spun me a yarn about how he caught a fish that was as big as a car!"
• Can you tell me a yarn about your favorite childhood memory?
• She's always coming up with new yarns to tell her friends, but they're getting tired of hearing them.
• Let me spin you a yarn about the time I met a celebrity at the airport.
• I love to knit with soft, colorful yarn.
• I don't have time for your yarn, I need to focus on the real issues at hand.
• His yarn about being a millionaire turned out to be nothing but a tall tale.