FIB


Meaning of FIB in English

I. ˈfib noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from fable

: a trivial falsehood : an innocuous lie

a child who tells fibs

II. intransitive verb

( fibbed ; fibbed ; fibbing ; fibs )

: to tell a fib

Synonyms: see lie

III. verb

( fibbed ; fibbed ; fibbing ; fibs )

Etymology: origin unknown

Britain : beat , pummel

fibbing him on the ear — David Garnett

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