Meaning & use

fibber

noun·Everyday

An informal word for someone who tells small lies.

See it in a sentence

Stop being such a fibber and admit you ate the last cookie.

The kids called their friend a fibber after his story kept changing.

A note on using this word

Fibber is a mild, often playful term used mostly for small, harmless lies rather than serious deception.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

truth-teller

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