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fib
[fib] 
noun, verb, fibbed, fib⋅bing.–noun
| 1. | a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to tell a fib. |
Related forms:
fibber, fibster, noun
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| fib (fĭb) n. An insignificant or childish lie. intr.v. fibbed, fib·bing, fibs To tell a fib. See Synonyms at lie2. [Perhaps from obsolete and dialectal fible-fable, nonsense, reduplication of fable.] fib'ber n. |
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Fib
Fib\, n. [Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble nonsense.] A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically. They are very serious; they don't tell fibs. --H. James.Fib
Fib\, v. t. To tell a fib to. [R.] --De Quincey.
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Language Translation for : fib
Spanish:
bola, trola, mentirijilla,
German:
die Flunkerei,
Japanese:
ささいな嘘
fib (n.)
1611, of uncertain origin, perhaps from fibble-fable "nonsense" (1581), a reduplication of fable. The verb is attested from 1690.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: fib
Function: abbreviation
fibrillation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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