Fibber

/ˈfɪbər/ noun

Definition

A person who tells small lies or fibs, especially about minor matters or in an innocent-seeming way.

Etymology

From 'fib' plus the agent suffix '-er,' creating a person-noun from the 17th-century slang term for a small lie.

Kelly Says

Every family has 'the fibber'—the relative who insists they definitely tried that recipe when they just opened a can, or didn't see the text message. English gave us a specific word for this particular kind of harmless liar because it's such a common social role.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰው ነው
sewu new
ARالعربية
مُكذّب
moo-kad-dab
BNবাংলা
মিথ্যা বলে
mithya bole
CACatalà
mentidor
men-ti-dor
CSČeština
lhář
lhar
DADansk
løgner
loy-ner
DEDeutsch
Lügner
loo-gner
ELΕλληνικά
ψεύτης
psef-tis
ESEspañol
mentiroso
men-tee-roh-soh
FAفارسی
دروغگو
darogh-goo
FISuomi
valheilija
val-he-i-li-ja
FRFrançais
menteur
men-tyor
GUGU
ખોટા કહેનાર
khot-a ka-he-na-ar
HAHA
yiyye
yee-yee
HEעברית
שקרן
she-karan
HIहिन्दी
झूठ बोलने वाला
jhooth bol-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
hazu
ha-zoo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembohong
pem-bo-hong
IGIG
kpo-o
kpo-o
ITItaliano
bugiardo
boo-ja-rdoh
JA日本語
嘘つき
uso-tsuki
KKKK
уйып
oo-ee-p
KMKM
ក្លាយ
klay
KO한국어
거짓말쟁이
geojitmal-jaeng-i
MRMR
असत्य सांगणारा
as-ta-ya sa-ng-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pembohong
pem-bo-hong
MYမြန်မာ
ကပ်ကြောင်း
ka-pet-kya-ng
NLNederlands
verteller van leugens
ver-tel-ler van leu-gens
NONorsk
løgner
loy-ner
PAPA
ਝੂਠਾ
jhoo-tha
PLPolski
kłamca
kla-m-tsa
PTPortuguês
mentiroso
men-tee-roh-so
RORomână
mincinos
min-chi-nos
RUРусский
лжец
lj-ets
SVSvenska
lögnhals
loen-hals
SWKiswahili
mnafiki
mna-fi-ki
TAதமிழ்
மூடாய்
mood-a-i
TEతెలుగు
బెడదా
bed-da-a
THไทย
โกหก
goh-hok
TLTL
sinungaling
sin-un-ga-ling
TRTürkçe
yalancı
ya-lan-chi
UKУкраїнська
брехун
bre-hun
URاردو
جھوٹا
joo-ta
VITiếng Việt
người nói dối
nguoi noi doi
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
说谎者
shuo huang zhe
ZUZU
i-thola
ee-tho-la

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