Definition of 'fib'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense fibs
, present participle fibbing
, past tense, past participle fibbed
2. verb
If someone is fibbing, they are telling lies.
[informal]
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fib in British English
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fibber (ˈfibber) noun
Word origin
C17: perhaps from fibble-fable an unlikely story; see fableWord Frequency
fib in American English
noun
1.
a small or trivial lie
verb intransitiveWord forms: fibbed or ˈfibbing
2.
to tell such a lie or lies
SIMILAR WORDS: lie
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Derived forms
fibber (ˈfibber)
noun
Word origin
16th- & 17th-c. slang: said to be clipped form of obs. fible-fable, redupl. form of fableWord Frequency
fib in American English
(fɪb) (verb fibbed, fibbing)
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. See falsehood.2.
to tell a fib
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Derived forms
fibber or fibster noun
Word origin
[1560–70; short for fibble-fable nonsense, gradational compound based on fable]Examples of 'fib' in a sentence
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