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Definition of fibber

fibber

/ˈfɪb.ər/
fib · ber
Plural:fibbers
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• noun

1

A person who tells small, trivial, or harmless lies.

Example

"The teacher gently reminded the young boy not to be a fibber when he claimed his dog had eaten his homework."

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• Rhymes for fibber

• Nearby Words

fiasco
fiat
fib
fibber
fiber
fiberboard
fibered

Word Origin & Etymology

First recorded in the late 17th century, formed from the verb 'fib' and the agent suffix '-er'. The base word 'fib' is likely a shortening of the earlier 16th-century expression 'fible-fable', a playful reduplication of 'fable' meaning nonsense or a trivial falsehood.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Fibber. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/fibber
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