fib
noun
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
fibber
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a word derived from
fib.
Example Sentences
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Piers Morgan grills republican George Santos, the man who's been branded the biggest fibber in politics.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2023
When I was kid, I was a big fibber.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2021
Johnson thinks Macron is bit of a twit, and Macron thinks Johnson can be amusing but is a big, fat fibber.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2021
“Glee” star Darren Criss is plenty creepy and believable as Cunanan, a 27-year-old charlatan and chronic fibber who mooches off the kindness of strangers.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2018
“Don’t mind this old fibber, he swims better than me! Dives too.”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
