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fib

The correct spelling is fib.

How to pronounce fib

/fɪb/
noun

IPA: /fɪb/

Say it like: Fib

The correct spelling is fib. A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

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Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
  2. 2.(thieves cant) To punch, especially a series of punches in rapid succession; to beat; to hit; to strike.

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