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fib
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fib  (fb)
n.
An insignificant or childish lie.
intr.v. fibbed, fib·bing, fibs
To tell a fib. See Synonyms at lie2.

[Perhaps from obsolete and dialectal fible-fable, nonsense, reduplication of fable.]

fibber n.

fib
Noun
a trivial and harmless lie
Verb
[fibbing, fibbed]
to tell such a lie [origin unknown]
fibber n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fib - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
lie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
Verb1.fib - tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"
lie - tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

fib
noun lie, story, fiction, untruth, whopper (informal) porky Brit. (slang) pork pie Brit. (slang) white lie, prevarication
Translations

fib [fɪb] nmentirijilla
videcir mentirijillas
fib [fɪb] nbobard m
fib [fɪb] nFlunkerei f (inf)
fib [fɪb] npiccola bugia

fib
n fib [fib]
an unimportant lie to tell fibs. leuentjie; storie كِذْبَه بَسيطَه измислица malá lež, bulík hvid løgn; nødløgn die Flunkerei ψεματάκι bola, trola, mentirijilla pisivale دروغ کم اهمیت pikku valhe mensonge שֶׁקֶר झूठ बोलना mala laž füllentés kebohongan skrök, (hvít) lygi bugia ささいな嘘 사소한[] 거짓말 prasimanymas []meli; nieki bohong leugentje liten løgn kłamstewko, bujda peta min­ciună выдумка lož majhna laž sitna laž liten oskyldig lögn, nödlögn คำพูดโกหกเรื่องเล็กน้อย zararsız yalan 小謊 брехня چھوٹا موٹا جھوٹ lời nói nhỏ nhặt; chuyện bịa
vpast tense, past participle fibbed
to tell a fib He fibbed about his age. gejok oor sy ouderdom يَكْذِب послъгвам lhát fortælle en hvid løgn flunkern ψεύδομαι contar bolas, contar trolas luiskama دروغ کوچک گفتن narrata raconter des blagues לְשָקֵר झूठ बोलना, गप्प करना lagati, govoriti neistinu füllent membohong, berdusta segja ósatt dire bugie うそをつく 사소한 거짓말을 하다 išsigalvoti, prasimanyti melot; melst niekus membohongi jokken smålyve, skrøne bujać mentir a spune gogoşi/minciuni привирать klamať sprenevedati se lagati dra en smålögn, småljuga พูดโกหกเรื่องเล็กน้อย zararsız yalan(lar) söylemek 撒小謊 прибріхувати جھوٹ بولنا nói dối, nói bịa


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I explained that even if I am on television with one of these fibbers, I can't spend all my time rebutting their false accusations because I wouldn't be able to make any of my own points.
Fibbers tend to move their arms, hands, and fingers less and blink less than people telling the truth do, and liars' voices can become more tense or high-pitched.
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