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fib

/fɪb/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
  2. A liar.
  3. To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
  4. The fibula.
  5. (thieves cant) To punch, especially a series of punches in rapid succession; to beat; to hit; to strike.
  6. A kind of experimental poem where the number of syllables in each line is the next succeeding Fibonacci number.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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