Fib vs. Tib

Fibnoun

(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

Tibnoun

A tibia.

Fibnoun

A liar.

Tibnoun

(obsolete) a working-class woman; a prostitute

Fibnoun

The fibula.

Tibnoun

(obsolete) a young girl, a sweetheart

Fibnoun

(neologism) A kind of experimental poem where the number of syllables in each line is the next succeeding Fibonacci number.

Fibverb

To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.

Fibnoun

A falsehood; a lie; - used euphemistically.

‘They are very serious; they don't tell fibs.’;

Fibverb

To speak falsely.

Fibverb

To tell a fib to.

Fibnoun

a trivial lie;

‘he told a fib about eating his spinach’; ‘how can I stop my child from telling stories?’;

Fibverb

tell a relatively insignificant lie;

‘Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying’;