fib
(verb) tell a relatively insignificant lie; “Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don’t call it lying”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fibbed
simple past tense and past participle of fib
Source: Wiktionary
Fib, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble nonsense.]
Definition: A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically. They are very serious; they don't tell fibs. H. James.
Fib, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fibbing.]
Definition: To speak falsely. [Colloq.]
Fib, v. t.
Definition: To tell a fib to. [R.] De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
