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fib

UK/fɪb/ US/ˈfɪb/ uncommon archaic informal rare

noun

1.

a trivial lie

  • “he told a fib about eating his spinach”
  • “how can I stop my child from telling stories?”

verb

1.

tell a relatively insignificant lie

  • “Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don”

Origin

Unknown. Probably from fable; compare fible-fable (“nonsense”).

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