Definitions for fibfɪb
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fibfɪb(n.; v.)fibbed, fib•bing.
(n.)a small or trivial lie.
(v.i.)to tell a fib.
Origin of fib:
1560–70; fibble-fable nonsense
fib′ber(n.)
fib′ster(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle(verb)
a trivial lie
"he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
fib(verb)
tell a relatively insignificant lie
"Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fib(noun)ɪb
a lie
Don't fib!
Webster Dictionary
Fib(noun)
a falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically
Fib(verb)
to speak falsely
Fib(verb)
to tell a fib to
Translations for fib
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- leuentjie; storieAfrikaans
- كِذْبَه بَسيطَهArabic
- измислицаBulgarian
- mentirinhaPortuguese (BR)
- malá lež, bulíkCzech
- die FlunkereiGerman
- hvid løgn; nødløgnDanish
- ψεματάκιGreek
- bola, trola, mentirijillaSpanish
- pisivaleEstonian
- دروغ کم اهمیتFarsi
- mitätön valeFinnish
- mensongeFrench
- שֶׁקֶרHebrew
- झूठ बोलनाHindi
- mala lažCroatian
- füllentésHungarian
- kebohonganIndonesian
- skrök, (hvít) lygiIcelandic
- bugiaItalian
- ささいな嘘Japanese
- 사소한 거짓말Korean
- prasimanymasLithuanian
- []meli; niekiLatvian
- bohongMalay
- leugentjeDutch
- liten løgnNorwegian
- kłamstewko, bujdaPolish
- دروغ کم اهمیتPersian
- درواغPashto
- petaPortuguese
- minciunăRomanian
- выдумкаRussian
- ložSlovak
- majhna lažSlovenian
- sitna lažSerbian
- liten oskyldig lögn, nödlögnSwedish
- คำพูดโกหกเรื่องเล็กน้อยThai
- zararsız yalanTurkish
- 小謊Chinese (Trad.)
- брехняUkrainian
- چھوٹا موٹا جھوٹUrdu
- lời nói nhỏ nhặt; chuyện bịaVietnamese
- 小谎Chinese (Simp.)
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