FIB: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | fib
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- [n] a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
- [v] tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"
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| | Synonyms: | | story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle |
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| | See Also: | | cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, lie, lie, prevarication, song and dance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fib\, n. [Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble
nonsense.]
A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.
They are very serious; they don't tell fibs. --H.
James.
\Fib\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fibbing}.]
To speak falsely. [Colloq.]
\Fib\, v. t.
To tell a fib to. [R.] --De Quincey.
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