From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fib \Fib\, v. t.
To tell a fib to. [R.] --De Quincey.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fib \Fib\, n. [Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble
nonsense.]
A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.
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They are very serious; they don't tell fibs. --H.
James.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fib \Fib\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fibbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fibbing.]
To speak falsely. [Colloq.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fib
n 1: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach";
"how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn:
fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle]
v 1: tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not
acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"