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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fib
Noun
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Basing a political movement on lies and conspiracy theories is inevitably going to come back to haunt you.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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The misinformation, and sometimes blatant lies, being spread around the country could result in someone stepping into a federal operation and suddenly finding themselves face-to-face with a killer who has nothing to lose.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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At least for now, the Saks story is no longer a tale about financing.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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Sula by Toni Morrison Toni Morrison’s suite of stunning historical novels includes Beloved, A Mercy, and this 1973 tale of a friendship between Sula Peace and Nel Wright.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Douglas also shared some stories from Cuckoo’s Nest, including ones about Nicholson.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 July 2025
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“Fib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fib. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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