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Definition of fess up

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Other terms relating to 'to be true, tell the truth, honest, confess':

Definitions include: to promise that what one is saying is true.
Definitions include: to tell the authorities details of a crime; "rat out".
Definitions include: to act without worrying about decorum.
Definitions include: to stay true to one's self; to resist the temptation to be fake.
Definitions include: fine; okay.
Definitions include: truthful, honest.
Definitions include: an event that makes one realize the truth about something.
Definitions include: to be truthful.
Definitions include: serious, not kidding.
Definitions include: to inform about a crime.
Definitions include: "for real though", i.e. "seriously though".
Definitions include: truthfully.
Definitions include: used when you need to get your point across.
Definitions include: honestly.
Definitions include: to act as oneself - to not put on a facade.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'fess':

Definitions include: to waste time in order to avoid confrontation or a potentially uncomfortable situation.
Definitions include: fucking mess

Other terms relating to 'up':

Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: to misbehave.
Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
Definitions include: to increase.
Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
Definitions include: to mess up.
Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
Definitions include: to make something like ass.
Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
Definitions include: stupid.
Definitions include: strange / stupid.

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