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fib

fib [ fib ]


noun  (plural fibs)
Definition:
 
white lie: an insignificant or harmless lie



intransitive verb  (past and past participle fibbed, present participle fib·bing, 3rd person present singular fibs)
Definition:
 
tell white lies: to tell an insignificant or harmless lie

[Early 17th century. Origin ?]

fib·ber noun

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See lie2.

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