fib

Pronunciation: /fɪb/

The English word “fib” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
A liar.
The fibula.
A kind of experimental poem where the number of syllables in each line is the next succeeding Fibonacci number.

To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
To punch, especially a series of punches in rapid succession; to beat; to hit; to strike.

Unknown. Probably from fable; compare fible-fable (“nonsense”).

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