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Webster 1913 Edition
Fib
Fib
,Noun.
[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
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fibbed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fibbing
.] To speak falsely.
[Colloq.]
Fib
,Verb.
T.
To tell a fib to.
[R.]
De Quincey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fib
FIB
,Noun.
FIB
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
fib
fib
English
Noun
fib (plural fibs)
- (informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
- Henry James
- They are very serious; they don't tell fibs.
- Henry James
Translations
a more or less inconsequential lie
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Verb
fib (third-person singular simple present fibs, present participle fibbing, simple past and past participle fibbed)
- (intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
Synonyms
- tell a fib
- tell fibs
Translations
to tell a more or less inconsequential lie
References
- fib in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 (etymology)
Etymology 2
Shortened from fibula
Noun
fib (plural fibs)
See also
Anagrams
Volapük
Noun
fib (plural fibs)
Declension
declension of fib
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fib | fibs |
| genitive | fiba | fibas |
| dative | fibe | fibes |
| accusative | fibi | fibis |
| predicative | fibu | fibus |
| vocative | o fib! | o fibs! |
Derived terms
- fibot