fib

(fib)

noun

a small or trivial lie

Origin: 16th- & 17th-c. slang: said to be clipped form of obs. fible-fable, redupl. form of fable

intransitive verb fibbed, fibbing

to tell such a lie or lies

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See fib in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An insignificant or childish lie.

intransitive verb fibbed fibbed, fib·bing, fibs

To tell a fib. See Synonyms at lie².

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from obsolete and dialectal fible-fable, nonsense

Origin: , reduplication of fable

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