verb
- present participle of 'fess': to confess or admit to something, especially a wrongdoing or mistake
Usage: informal; usually followed by 'up'
Examples
- He's fessing up to breaking the vase.
- After weeks of lying, she finally started fessing to her parents about the accident.
- The student was fessing up about cheating on the test.
- They're fessing out the truth now that they've been caught.
- Instead of fessing up immediately, he waited until confronted.