fibber

Meanings

• noun

  A person who tells lies or exaggerates the truth.

  - "He's a fibber. Don't believe a word he says."
  - "The fibber won first place in the lying contest."
  - "She was a fibber when she said she had finished her homework."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fibber
lies , lives , dives , hives , survives

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. fiber
   

2. fiver
   

3. fiverre
   

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Variants

List of all variants of fibber that leads to same result
fib , fibbed , fibber , fibbers , fibbing , fibs

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'one who weaves a tale' or 'one who fabricates stories'. It comes from the Old English word 'fibben', which meant 'to weave'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'fibber' has been used in English since the 16th century.

2. In some dialects, 'fibber' is used as a verb to mean 'to lie' or 'to deceive'.

3. The longest fib ever told was by a man named John Henry Hiram Lee, who claimed to have been born in a log cabin that was 100 feet long and 50 feet wide.

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Related Concepts

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1. Lying: The act of telling untruths or falsehoods.

2. Exaggeration: An overstatement or an embellishment of the truth.

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Culture

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In literature, 'fibber' is often used to describe a character who lies frequently. In music, the term 'fibber' is used in jazz to refer to an improvisation that is not grounded in the chords of the song. In art, 'fibber' can refer to a technique used in sculpture to create texture by adding small fibers or strands to the surface.

How to Memorize "fibber"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person making up stories or exaggerating the truth.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fibber' with the idea of lying or fabricating stories.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Fibber = Falsely Imitating Believable Behavior' to remember the meaning of the word.

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