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Definitions for Fib

[1] a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
[2] to tell a fib.
[3] a trivial and harmless lie
[4] (intr) to tell such a lie

Words related to Fib

prevarication, story, equivocation, invention, whopper, falsity, canard, jazz, falsehood, yarn, fiction, tale, untruth, evasiveness, mendacity, line, misrepresentation, fabrication, crock, spinach

Words nearby Fib

fiasco, fiat, fiat justitia, ruat caelum, fiat lux, fiat money, fib, fiber, fiber bundle, fiber optics, fiber pen, fiberboard

Origin of Fib

1560–70; short for fibble-fable nonsense, gradational compound based on fable

Other words from Fib

fib·ber , fib·ster , noun
un·fib·bing , adjective

Word origin for Fib

C17: perhaps from fibble-fable an unlikely story; see fable

Synonyms for Fib

canard, crock, equivocation, evasiveness, fabrication, falsehood, falsity, fiction, invention, jazz, line, mendacity, misrepresentation, prevarication, spinach, story, tale, untruth, untruthfulness, whopper, yarn, fairy tale, white lie