FIB


Meaning of FIB in English

I. ˈfib noun

Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from fable

Date: 1611

: a trivial or childish lie

II. intransitive verb

( fibbed ; fib·bing )

Date: 1675

: to tell a fib

Synonyms: see lie

• fib·ber noun

III. verb

( fibbed ; fib·bing )

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1665

British : pummel , beat

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.