fib

[ fib ]

/ fɪb /

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noun

a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.

verb (used without object), fibbed, fib·bing.

to tell a fib.

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Origin of fib

1560–70; short for fibble-fable nonsense, gradational compound based on fable

synonym study for fib

1. See falsehood.

OTHER WORDS FROM fib

fibber, fibster, nounun·fib·bing, adjective

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How to use fib in a sentence

"It's here, you fibber," his daughter cried merrily, persisting in her search.
Woman Triumphant|Vicente Blasco Ibaez
Fib′ber, one who fibs; Fib′bery (rare), the habit of fibbing; Fib′ster, a fibber.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
You cant do anything now without making me out a fibber, retorted Eleanor.
Polly in New York|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
I do not know if, as you say, they ride on broomsticks; but I'll tell you this: My father was no fibber.
The Silver Lining|John Roussel

"I was thinking of the monstrous fibber-in here," said "Squills," lugubriously.
The Red Acorn|John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for fib

fib

/ (fɪb) /

noun

a trivial and harmless lie

verb fibs, fibbing or fibbed

(intr) to tell such a lie

Derived forms of fib

fibber, noun

Word Origin for fib

C17: perhaps from fibble-fable an unlikely story; see fable

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