fibn.¹

Brit.

/fɪb/, U.S.

/fɪb/

Forms: Also 1700s phibb.

Etymology: Of obscure origin; possibly shortened < fible-fable n.

colloquial.

1. A venial or trivial falsehood; often used as a jocular euphemism for ‘a lie’.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie > trivial

fib1611

story1648

flaw1725

fibbing1749

taradiddle1796

yed1808

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bourde, a ieast, fib, tale of a tub.

1726 D. Defoe Polit. Hist. Devil ii. iv. 242 I think 't is a Fib.

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 51 Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs.

1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. x. 262 A fib never failed a fanatic.

1842 W. M. Thackeray Fitz-Boodle's Profess. i, He must not..tell fibs about himself or them.

1875 H. James Roderick Hudson ii. 48 No one..was used to offering hollow welcomes or telling polite fibs.

2. One who tells ‘fibs’; a fibber, a liar.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar > petty

storyteller1696

fibber1723

storier1835

story1847

fibster1848

fib1861

taradiddler1880

1861 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe III. ix. 140 ‘Oh! you dreadful fib’, said Flora.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fibn.²

Brit.

/fɪb/, U.S.

/fɪb/

Etymology: < fib v.²

A blow.

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the world > movement > impact > striking > [noun] > a stroke or blow > specific on a person

buffet?c1225

flatc1320

boxc1330

rapc1330

plaguea1382

puncha1450

buffc1475

jowl?1516

beff1768

funk1790

fib1814

cob1828

one1876

biff1889

clump1889

one in the eye1891

conk1898

fourpenny one1936

a sock in the eye1972

kennedy-

1814 Sporting Mag. 44 111 A fib..which he gave the Black under the left ribs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fibn.³

Brit.

/fɪb/, U.S.

/fɪb/

Etymology: Shortened < fibula n.

Medicine colloquial.

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A fibula; only in tib and fib at tib n.²

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fibv.¹

Brit.

/fɪb/, U.S.

/fɪb/

Forms: Also 1600s fibb, 1700s phib.

Etymology: < fib n.¹

a. intransitive. To tell a fib; to lie.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)] > in trivial way

fib1690

flaw1725

1690 J. Dryden Amphitryon iv. 41 I do not say he lyes neither: no, I am too well bred for that: but his Lordship fibbs most abominably.

1712 J. Arbuthnot Lewis Baboon iv. iv. 20 Any particular Mark..whereby one may know when you Fib.

a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) II. 8 Both were very apt to fib!

1863 A. Smith Dreamthorp 11 Could I have fibbed..Could I have betrayed a comrade?

b. Webster 1864 cites De Quincey for a transitive use, ‘To tell a fib to’; see quot. 1830 at fib v.²

Derivatives

ˈfibbing n. the action of the verb, an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > telling of falsehoods, lying

leasingc950

fablinga1300

lyinga1300

menteryc1450

blanching1581

forgery1582

whetstone-leasing1598

Creticism1614

mentition1656

falsehood1662

storytelling1681

mendaciloquencec1710

fibbing1749

economy of truth1796

fibbery1857

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie > trivial

fib1611

story1648

flaw1725

fibbing1749

taradiddle1796

yed1808

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. xii. 102 At the Expence of a little Fibbing .

1820 C. Lamb Final Mem. iii. To Miss Hutchinson 255 I shall certainly go to the naughty man some day for my fibbings.

1879 G. Meredith Egoist xxviii No one could doubt his talent for elegant fibbing.

ˈfibbing adj.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fibv.²

Brit.

/fɪb/, U.S.

/fɪb/

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare fib n.²

slang.

transitive. To strike or beat, to deliver blows in quick succession upon, as in pugilism. to fib about: to knock about. Also absol. or intransitive.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > severely

to be sharp upon1561

crossbite1571

scarify1582

canvass1590

maul1592

slasha1652

fib1665

to be severe on (or upon)1672

scalp1676

to pull to (or in) pieces1703

roast1710

to cut up1762

tomahawk1815

to blow sky-high1819

row1826

excoriate1833

scourge1835

target1837

slate1848

scathe1852

to take apart1880

soak1892

pan1908

burn1914

slam1916

sandbag1919

to put the blast on (someone)1929

to tear down1938

clobber1944

handbag1952

rip1961

monster1976

1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. sig. C8^v Fib, to beat.

1692 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Fib, to beat.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Fib Fib the cove's quarron in the rumpad for the lour in his bung, beat the fellow in the highway for the money in his purse.

1808 Sporting Mag. 32 77 Gully..fibbed him and kept him from falling.

1812 Sporting Mag. 39 19 Crib..fibbed until Molineux fell.

1831 Mirror XVII. 247/1 If two men choose to stand up and fib each other about..why let them do it.

1865 G. F. Berkeley My Life & Recoll. I. 311 I fibbed at half-a-dozen waistcoats and faces with all my might and main.

figurative.1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 236 As you will see in the ‘Quarterly’, where I have fibbed the ‘Edinburgh’ (as in the ‘fancy’ say) most completely.1830 T. De Quincey Life R. Bentley in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 459/2 Here, again, Bentley got Bishop Greene under his arm, and ‘fibbed’ him.

Derivatives

Also attributive.

ˈfibbing n. the action of the verb, an instance of this.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > actions or positions

first bloodc1540

guard1601

feint1684

in holds1713

shifting1793

rally1805

muzzler1811

one-two1811

stop1812

southpaw1813

fibbing1814

leveller1814

mouther1814

ribber1814

stomacher1814

teller1814

in-fighting1816

muzzling1819

weaving1821

out-fighting1831

arm guard1832

countering1858

counter1861

clinching1863

prop1869

clinch1875

right and left1887

hook-hit1890

hook1898

cross1906

lead1906

jolt1908

swing1910

body shot1918

head shot1927

bolo punch1950

snap-back1950

counterpunch1957

counterpunching1957

Ali shuffle1966

rope-a-dope1975

1814 Sporting Mag. 44 72 Oliver got at the fibbing system.

1816 Times 25 Jan. Explain the terms..fibbing—cross buttock..bang up—and—prime.

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 173 Fibbing-gloak, a pugilist; fibbing-match, a boxing-match.

1840 R. H. Barham Bagman's Dog in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 335 Muses More skill'd than my meek one in ‘fibbings’ and bruises.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

n.¹1611

n.²1814

n.³

v.¹1690

v.²1665

单词	fib
释义	fibn.¹ Brit. /fɪb/, U.S. /fɪb/ Forms: Also 1700s phibb. Etymology: Of obscure origin; possibly shortened < fible-fable n. colloquial. 1. A venial or trivial falsehood; often used as a jocular euphemism for ‘a lie’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie > trivial fib1611 story1648 flaw1725 fibbing1749 taradiddle1796 yed1808 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bourde, a ieast, fib, tale of a tub. 1726 D. Defoe Polit. Hist. Devil ii. iv. 242 I think 't is a Fib. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 51 Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. x. 262 A fib never failed a fanatic. 1842 W. M. Thackeray Fitz-Boodle's Profess. i, He must not..tell fibs about himself or them. 1875 H. James Roderick Hudson ii. 48 No one..was used to offering hollow welcomes or telling polite fibs. 2. One who tells ‘fibs’; a fibber, a liar. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a liar > petty storyteller1696 fibber1723 storier1835 story1847 fibster1848 fib1861 taradiddler1880 1861 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe III. ix. 140 ‘Oh! you dreadful fib’, said Flora. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fibn.² Brit. /fɪb/, U.S. /fɪb/ Etymology: < fib v.² A blow. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > [noun] > a stroke or blow > specific on a person buffet?c1225 flatc1320 boxc1330 rapc1330 plaguea1382 puncha1450 buffc1475 jowl?1516 beff1768 funk1790 fib1814 cob1828 one1876 biff1889 clump1889 one in the eye1891 conk1898 fourpenny one1936 a sock in the eye1972 kennedy- 1814 Sporting Mag. 44 111 A fib..which he gave the Black under the left ribs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fibn.³ Brit. /fɪb/, U.S. /fɪb/ Etymology: Shortened < fibula n. Medicine colloquial. Thesaurus » Categories » A fibula; only in tib and fib at tib n.² This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fibv.¹ Brit. /fɪb/, U.S. /fɪb/ Forms: Also 1600s fibb, 1700s phib. Etymology: < fib n.¹ a. intransitive. To tell a fib; to lie. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lie, tell lies [verb (intransitive)] > in trivial way fib1690 flaw1725 1690 J. Dryden Amphitryon iv. 41 I do not say he lyes neither: no, I am too well bred for that: but his Lordship fibbs most abominably. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Lewis Baboon iv. iv. 20 Any particular Mark..whereby one may know when you Fib. a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) II. 8 Both were very apt to fib! 1863 A. Smith Dreamthorp 11 Could I have fibbed..Could I have betrayed a comrade? b. Webster 1864 cites De Quincey for a transitive use, ‘To tell a fib to’; see quot. 1830 at fib v.² Derivatives ˈfibbing n. the action of the verb, an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > telling of falsehoods, lying leasingc950 fablinga1300 lyinga1300 menteryc1450 blanching1581 forgery1582 whetstone-leasing1598 Creticism1614 mentition1656 falsehood1662 storytelling1681 mendaciloquencec1710 fibbing1749 economy of truth1796 fibbery1857 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie > trivial fib1611 story1648 flaw1725 fibbing1749 taradiddle1796 yed1808 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. xii. 102 At the Expence of a little Fibbing . View more context for this quotation 1820 C. Lamb Final Mem. iii. To Miss Hutchinson 255 I shall certainly go to the naughty man some day for my fibbings. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist xxviii No one could doubt his talent for elegant fibbing. ˈfibbing adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fibv.² Brit. /fɪb/, U.S. /fɪb/ Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare fib n.² slang. transitive. To strike or beat, to deliver blows in quick succession upon, as in pugilism. to fib about: to knock about. Also absol. or intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > severely to be sharp upon1561 crossbite1571 scarify1582 canvass1590 maul1592 slasha1652 fib1665 to be severe on (or upon)1672 scalp1676 to pull to (or in) pieces1703 roast1710 to cut up1762 tomahawk1815 to blow sky-high1819 row1826 excoriate1833 scourge1835 target1837 slate1848 scathe1852 to take apart1880 soak1892 pan1908 burn1914 slam1916 sandbag1919 to put the blast on (someone)1929 to tear down1938 clobber1944 handbag1952 rip1961 monster1976 1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. sig. C8^v Fib, to beat. 1692 Coles's Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Fib, to beat. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Fib Fib the cove's quarron in the rumpad for the lour in his bung, beat the fellow in the highway for the money in his purse. 1808 Sporting Mag. 32 77 Gully..fibbed him and kept him from falling. 1812 Sporting Mag. 39 19 Crib..fibbed until Molineux fell. 1831 Mirror XVII. 247/1 If two men choose to stand up and fib each other about..why let them do it. 1865 G. F. Berkeley My Life & Recoll. I. 311 I fibbed at half-a-dozen waistcoats and faces with all my might and main. figurative.1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 236 As you will see in the ‘Quarterly’, where I have fibbed the ‘Edinburgh’ (as in the ‘fancy’ say) most completely.1830 T. De Quincey Life R. Bentley in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 459/2 Here, again, Bentley got Bishop Greene under his arm, and ‘fibbed’ him. Derivatives Also attributive. ˈfibbing n. the action of the verb, an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > actions or positions first bloodc1540 guard1601 feint1684 in holds1713 shifting1793 rally1805 muzzler1811 one-two1811 stop1812 southpaw1813 fibbing1814 leveller1814 mouther1814 ribber1814 stomacher1814 teller1814 in-fighting1816 muzzling1819 weaving1821 out-fighting1831 arm guard1832 countering1858 counter1861 clinching1863 prop1869 clinch1875 right and left1887 hook-hit1890 hook1898 cross1906 lead1906 jolt1908 swing1910 body shot1918 head shot1927 bolo punch1950 snap-back1950 counterpunch1957 counterpunching1957 Ali shuffle1966 rope-a-dope1975 1814 Sporting Mag. 44 72 Oliver got at the fibbing system. 1816 Times 25 Jan. Explain the terms..fibbing—cross buttock..bang up—and—prime. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 173 Fibbing-gloak, a pugilist; fibbing-match, a boxing-match. 1840 R. H. Barham Bagman's Dog in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 335 Muses More skill'd than my meek one in ‘fibbings’ and bruises. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹1611n.²1814n.³v.¹1690v.²1665
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