fib
fib/fib/
noun
a lie, typically an unimportant one.
"parents told little white fibs about out-of-wedlock births"
synonyms: lie, untruth, falsehood, made-up story, trumped-up story, invention, fake news, fabrication, deception, piece of fiction, fiction, falsification, fairy story/tale, cock and bull story, (little) white lie, half-truth, exaggeration, departure from the truth, alternative fact, tall story, tall tale, whopper, pork pie, porky pie, porky, terminological inexactitude
verb
tell an unimportant lie.
synonyms: lie, tell a fib, tell a lie, invent a story, make up a story, dissemble, dissimulate, pretend, depart from the truth, exaggerate, stretch the truth, pull someone's leg, lie through one's teeth, con, kid, be economical with the truth, bullshit
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The meaning of FIB is a trivial or childish lie. How to use fib in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fib.
to tell a small lie that does not cause any harm: I can tell he's fibbing because he's smiling!
A fib is a small, unimportant lie. [informal] She told innocent fibs like anyone else. Synonyms: lie, story [informal], fiction, untruth More Synonyms of fib. ...
Fib definition: a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.. See examples of FIB used in a sentence.
A fib is a small lie. If you think your friend's haircut looks strange, but you tell her you love it, it's a fib.
Noun. fib (plural fibs) (informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
to tell a fib : to make an untrue statement about something minor or unimportant. I fibbed when I said that I enjoyed the movie. He fibbed about his weight.
ˈfib. Definition of fib. as in lie. a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive the claim that everyday living would be impossible ...
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb fib. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun [countable] spoken a small unimportant lie → white lie He's been known to tell fibs. Examples from the Corpus fib