fib Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a trivial lie
    tale; story; taradiddle; tarradiddle.
    • he told a fib about eating his spinach
    • how can I stop my child from telling stories?
  2. verb tell a relatively insignificant lie
    • Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying

WordNet

Fib noun
Etymology
Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble nonsense.
Definitions
  1. A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.
    They are very serious; they don't tell fibs. H. James.
Fib intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Fibbed ; present participle & verbal noun Fibbing
Definitions
  1. To speak falsely. Colloq.
Fib transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To tell a fib to. R. De Quincey.

Webster 1913