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fess

1 of 2

verb

fessed; fessing; fesses

intransitive verb

: to own up : confess
usually used with up

fess

2 of 2

noun

variants or less commonly fesse
1
: a broad horizontal bar across the middle of a heraldic field
2
: the center point of an armorial escutcheon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Equally, a leader with RSD who can’t ‘fess up to their own shortcomings will create havoc. Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 The litany of lies that Mr. Leissner had to fess up to on the stand was long and in some cases unbelievable. Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2022 The caller was the Comedy Cellar’s booker, and Velez had to fess up. Stuart Miller, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021 Before making any major life decisions, Joe needed to fess up to what happened earlier. Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 5 Oct. 2021 Before the night ended, my dad would fess up and everyone had a good laugh. Gregg Opelka, WSJ, 18 June 2021 Caught unprepared, many interviewees either fess up to recent mistakes or avoid admitting to failure. John M. O'connor, Forbes, 27 May 2021 And Ramona didn't fess up to being a socially incompetent citizen who has traveled for the entirety of quarantine or anything like that. Jodi Walker, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2020 Instead of trying to take the easy way out, straighten your spine, fess up and do the right thing. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 1 June 2020
Noun
Instead of trying to take the easy way out, straighten your spine, fess up and do the right thing. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 1 June 2020 Not until after the game -- LSU beat South Carolina 6-4 to stay alive in the SEC Tournament -- did Peterson fess up. Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 25 May 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

short for confess

Noun

Middle English fesse, from Anglo-French faisse band, from Latin fascia — more at fascia

First Known Use

Verb

1840, in the meaning defined above

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fess was in the 15th century

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