Complete Definition of "fib"

English

Noun
fib (plural fibs)

  1. (somewhat informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

#:You've been telling fibs again, haven't you?

Translations
French: bobard m

Etymology
Shortened from fibula

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪb|-ɪb

Noun
fib (plural fibs)

  1. (medical informal) Short form of fibula.

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
to fib (fibs, fibbing, fibbed)

  1. To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.

Synonyms
tell fibs

See also
tib

bg:fib
fr:fib
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it:fib
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