fib

[Fib]

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.

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A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.

Noun
a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"

Verb
tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don''t call it lying"

n.
A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.

v. i.
To speak falsely.

v. t.
To tell a fib to.

Fib

Fib , n. [Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble nonsense.] A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.

They are very serious; they don't tell fibs.

Fib

Fib, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fibbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fibbing .] To speak falsely. [Colloq.]

Fib

Fib, v. t. To tell a fib to. [R.] De Quincey.

A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.

To speak falsely.

To tell a fib to.

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Usage Examples

I don't really care what people tell children - when you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, one more fib won't hurt. But I am infuriated by the growing notion, posited in some touchy-feely quarters, that all women are, or can be, beautiful.

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