That's a fib.
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Fib
/fɪb/
Synonyms for "fib" (77 found)
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Determiner(1 words)
a lie
be untruthfulblaguebouncercanardcock-and-bull storyconcoctdeceivedraw the longbowequivocateequivocationevasivenessexaggerateexaggerationfabricate
Noun(1 words)
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Related words (38)
Verb(3 words)
little white liemake upmendacitymisleadmisrepresentationmythpalterpious fictionprevaricateprevaricationromanceslight stretchingspeak falselystorystretch the truthtaletall storytall taletaradiddletell a lie
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9 entriesbenign falsehoodharmless fibharmless lielittle fibpolite liesmall deceptionspun a fibtell a fibwhite lie
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10 total sentences available.
To call that fabrication a fib would be a criminal understatement.
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Aſk me no queſtions, and I'll tell you no fibs.
Source: wiktionary
Wouldn’t that serve as an excuse, in Boston? I am told they are very sincere; they don't tell fibs.
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