Verboticism: Fiblet

DEFINITION: n. A harmless untruth, intended to comfort simple souls. v. To use a little bit a fiction to smooth over the perplexities and complexities of life.
Fiblet
Created by: RustyGb
Pronunciation: fib-let (phoenetic)
Sentence: When asked of his whereabouts, Jim loosed a fiblet about a dentist's appointment to preserve the secret of Carie's surprise party.
Etymology: Fib: to lie -let: small one (MF -elet, fr el)
Points: 431
Comments: Fiblet
wordmeister - 2007-04-20: 10:20:00
I like it!