fessed up

fess

2 [fes]
Verb phrases
fess up, Informal. to admit or concede, especially freely.
Origin:
1830–40; aphetic shortening of confess

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fess (fɛs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb (foll by up)
informal chiefly (US) to make a confession
 
[C19: shortened from confess]

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fesse or fess (fɛs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
heraldry an ordinary consisting of a horizontal band across a shield, conventionally occupying a third of its length and being wider than a bar
 
[C15: from Anglo-French fesse, from Latin fascia band, fillet]
 
fess or fess
 
—n
 
[C15: from Anglo-French fesse, from Latin fascia band, fillet]

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fess
aphetic form of confess, attested by 1840, Amer.Eng. Related: Fessed; fesses; fessing.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
fess
confess
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