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fib (fib)
noun
Etymology: 16th- & 17th-c. slang: said to be clipped form of obs. fible-fable, redupl. form of fable
Related Forms:
- fibber fib′·ber noun
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Preposition: about
- thing: He wouldn't be the first to fib about such things.
Converse of object
- tell: You need not tell fibs, or give a false name.
Adjective modifier
- big: No, sorry; that's a big fat furry fib.
Modifying Another Word
- just: Or we could just fib and say we're in a meeting, like we do now.
Noun used with modifier
- function: This function fib might lead to strange results if called with other arguments.
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Destroy his fib, or sophistry; in vain, The creature's at his dirty work again.
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