fairy story

Noun fairy story has 2 senses

• fairy story(n = noun.communication) fairy tale, fairytale - a story about fairies; told to amuse children;
is a kind of narration, narrative, story, tale

• fairy story(n = noun.communication) cock-and-bull story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse;
is a kind of fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle