Told untruth

• Lied in a small way
• Was a little false
• Told a little lie
• Told a taradiddle
• Told a tale
• Crossed one's fingers, perhaps

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fib \Fib\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fibbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fibbing .] To speak falsely. [Colloq.]

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: story , tale , tarradiddle , taradiddle ] [also: fibbing , fibbed ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-pastfib)