fib
noun
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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I fear, I fear, that poor Florian has been fibbing, and that there will be no peace for him or for your father till the truth has been told.
From The Landleaguers by Anthony Trollope