as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
the claim that everyday living would be impossible without at least a few innocent fibs
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as in to lie
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
fibbed and said that he had remembered to water her plants while she was away
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the two drunken pub crawlers proceeded to fib each other senseless
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Recent Examples of fib
Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Jason Isaacs told a little fib before being cast for The White Lotus season 3.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Khloe Quill, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
Much like real-life income reporting, the game’s requirement to self-report income before tax created an incentive for people to fib.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Rather than going hard on law stuff or culture stuff, this episode relies a lot on Matty using her powers of empathy and her facility with fibs to crack the mystery underlying this case.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Jason Isaacs told a little fib before being cast for The White Lotus season 3.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
In the poll, 60% of respondents confessed to wanting to impress their dentist during office visits, leading 57% of them to fib about their dental hygiene.
—Khloe Quill, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
Much like real-life income reporting, the game’s requirement to self-report income before tax created an incentive for people to fib.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fib
Noun
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But to see American history as simply a narrative of heroism would be a lie unbecoming a great nation.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Like it or not, businesses and thought leaders operate in an information ecosystem where willful lies and concocted conspiracies are amplified by algorithms.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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But the author does a fine job of giving readers a sense of place, with characters moving along the streets that surround Payne Avenue in this tale of a killer whose ambition is his ruin.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2025
Noun
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These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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But beyond the big names and captivating rhythms, the album is an invitation to explore his story and connect with the cultural roots that have profoundly shaped his artistic vision.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
30 May 2025
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“Fib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fib. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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