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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