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fib

  [fib] noun, verb, fibbed, fib⋅bing.
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–noun
1. a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
–verb (used without object)
2. to tell a fib.
Origin:
1560–70; short for fibble-fable nonsense, gradational compound based on fable

Related forms:
fibber, fibster, noun

Synonyms:
1. See falsehood.
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
fib [fɪb]

  1. n.
    a small lie. : It was just a little fib. I'm sorry.
  2. in.
    to tell a small lie. : Did you fib to the teacher?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fib
Function: abbreviation
fibrillation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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