When her friends would go to the movies, Nadia had to fib about her whereabouts in order to tag along.
Despite Eban's fib, Raz concludes that Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser wasn't ready to negotiate with Israel.
It started with a fib to her family after her first year of college in Saudi Arabia.
With all sides conceding Anthony was a liar, her fate now hangs on which fib the jury buys.
She led him back to bed, soothing him like a child, lulling him with a fib.
You are not telling me a fib, I hope, about keeping up a clear fire?
Then all that tale about finding the Eagles' Nest without help was a—fib!
"Why, you told a right up and down——fib," said Susy, looking shocked.
Of course it does; but you can't have secrecy without a fib or two.
"That's a fib, you've got them in your own pocket," bawled Demi, roused by the false accusation.
1610s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from fibble-fable "nonsense" (1580s), a reduplication of fable.
1680s, from fib (n.). Related: Fibbed; fibbing.
