| NOUN | communication | fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle | a trivial lie |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | communication | fib | tell a relatively insignificant lie |
| Meaning | A trivial lie. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he told a fib about eating his spinach" | |
| Synonyms | story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle | |
| Narrower | fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance | An interesting but highly implausible / implausible story |
| Broader | lie, prevarication | A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth |
| Spanish | bola, cuento, embuste, historia, mentira, patraña | |
| Catalan | bola, conte, història, mentida, trola | |
| Verbs | fib | tell a relatively insignificant lie |
| Meaning | tell a relatively insignificant lie. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying" | |
| Broader | lie | tell an untruth |
| Spanish | contar bolas, contar trolas, decir mentirijillas | |
| Nouns | fib | a trivial lie |
| fibber | someone who tells lies | |
| fibbing | a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear | |
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