fess up

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fess up

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verb fesses up · fessing up · fessed up · 'fess up

colloquial, intransitive To confess to something; to admit something. "‛Fess up," she persisted. "Have you boys been quarreling again?"
Similar: own up

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verb to confess

Deutsch	zugeben, gestehen, beichten, bekennen, eingestehen

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@misc{fess_up_2026,
  title = {fess up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fess%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}