fibber
noun
1.
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
verb (used without object)
2.
to tell a fib.
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fib (fɪb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a trivial and harmless lie |
| —vb , fibs, fibbing, fibbed | |
| 2. | (intr) to tell such a lie |
| [C17: perhaps from fibble-fable an unlikely story; see | |
| 'fibber | |
| —n | |
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| fib (fɪb) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a trivial and harmless lie |
| —vb , fibs, fibbing, fibbed | |
| 2. | (intr) to tell such a lie |
| [C17: perhaps from fibble-fable an unlikely story; see | |
| 'fibber | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fib
1610s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from fibble-fable "nonsense" (1580s), a reduplication of fable. The verb is attested from 1680s. Related: Fibbed; fibber; fibbing.
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fib definition[fɪb]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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fibber definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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