FIB | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fib

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century: perhaps a shortening of obsolete fible-fable ‘nonsense’, reduplication of fable

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fɪb
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a lie, typically an unimportant one

Short Definition:

lie

Examples:
  • why did you tell him such a dreadful fib?

Word: Fib

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fɪb
Dialects: British English
Definition:

tell a fib.

Short Definition:

tell fib

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