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Noun: fib  fib
  1. A trivial lie
    "he told a fib about eating his spinach";
    - story, tale, tarradiddle [informal], taradiddle [informal], porky [Brit, informal], porky pie [Brit, informal]
Verb: fib (fibbed,fibbing)  fib
  1. Tell a relatively insignificant lie
    "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

Derived forms: fibbing, fibbed, fibs

Type of: lie[2], prevarication

Encyclopedia: Fib