Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fib"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fib \Fib\, n. [Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble
nonsense.]
A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.
They are very serious; they don't tell fibs. --H.
James.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fib \Fib\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fibbing}.]
To speak falsely. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fib \Fib\, v. t.
To tell a fib to. [R.] --De Quincey.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fib
n : a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach";
"how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {story},
{tale}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}]
v : tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not
acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"
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