FIB

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically. They are very serious; they don't tell fibs. H. James.

2.
v.

To speak falsely. [Colloq.]

3.
v.

To tell a fib to. [R.] De Quincey.


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