WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fib /fɪb/USA pronunciation
n., v., fibbed, fib•bing.
n. [countable]
v. [no obj]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- a small or trivial lie.
v. [no obj]
- to tell a fib:Stop fibbing and tell me the truth.
fib
(fib),USA pronunciation n., v., fibbed, fib•bing.
n.
v.i.
fib′ber, fib′ster, n.
n.
- a small or trivial lie;
minor falsehood.
v.i.
- to tell a fib.
- short for fibble-fable nonsense, gradational compound based on fable 1560–70
- 1. See falsehood.
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