fibbing
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈfɪbɪŋ/
- Informal
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- I mean, isn't the job of journalists to expose public figures telling fibs and and porcupies?
Examples
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I've taken a lot of fibbing and friendly "abuse" as a result.
Academic text (1995) -
What's clear to me is that fibbing is part of the job description:
Blog text (12) -
These fibbing Americans are worth the watch.
Blog text (8) -
I don't think fibbing should be encouraged.
Blog text (25) -
Not that fibbing is 99.9% of all coaching searches.
Blog text (11) -
There's a real fibbing element to that that I don't like.
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You listen, we all tell fibs and we've all told proper lies in our life, all of us.
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While disappointed, Johnny 'Liar' Graham, who came in third place, simply believes that after 25 years of fibbing, he may be simply running out of lies!
Blog text (32) -
The outstretched hands made it simple to seize an opponent who entered into range, after which he could trip, throw, or fib (fibbing was the art of putting the opponent in a headlock and then punching away).
Blog text (4) -
His constant fibbing about little things made me question his honesty.
Synonyms
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7.5
A lie told to avoid trouble
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2.1
Telling something that is not true on purpose
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5.1
A false story someone tells, often small and harmless
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4.3
A statement that is not true
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3.4
A small untrue statement people tell to avoid hurting someone's feelings
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9.3
A small lie told to avoid trouble
A small harmless lie told to amuse or avoid trouble
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Etymology
Fibbing comes from the short word fib, which means 'a small or harmless lie'. A helpful way to remember fib is to think of it like a tiny 'fable' or little made-up story, so fibbing is the act of telling small, unimportant lies.