[f. prec. + -Y.] The practice of a fibber; falsehood, lying.
1857. Ducange Anglicus, Vulg. Tongue, 42, The Leary Man, vi.
The fakement connd by knowing rooks | |
Must be well known to you, | |
And if you come to fibbery, | |
You must mug one or two. |
1870. Standard, 12 Dec. An official report, full of delicate fibbery, was placarded to reassure the public.