or 'fess up
Informal to admit or acknowledge something; confess
Origin of fess up
aphetic for confessfess up
fess up
verb
- An example of fess up is when you tell your friend how much you lost in Vegas.
- An example of fess up is when you admit to your friend you lost the sweater she lent you.
Fess up is defined as to confess to something, take responsibility for something or tell the truth about something.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present fesses up, present participle fessing up, simple past and past participle fessed up)
Verb
(third-person singular simple present 'fesses up, present participle 'fessing up, simple past and past participle 'fessed up)
- Alternative form of fess up.
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