'fess

present singular third person 'fesses · participle present 'fessing · participle past 'fessed · past 'fessed

1. alternativeAlternative form of fess (“confess”).

   Yup...posted before he 'fessed to trolling.

   2004 November 14, John Riggs, “Florida Divorce”, in alt.support.divorce (Usenet), archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025

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   lissen asshol, IF I HAD WRITTEN SUCH A PIECE I'D A HAD A REASON FER IT; AND I'D 'FESS TO IT; […]

   1999 March 24, westxnwskye@my-dejanews.com, “the idaeiout: act three”, in alt.arts.poetry.comments (Usenet), archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025

   : That behavior, of course, was all consensual and victimless. Well, the parts he 'fessed to, anyway.

   2000 August 5, Steven Sullivan, “Predictions for Igor”, in alt.music.yes (Usenet), archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025

   > >9. Scott said his fishing trip was spur of the moment. > > ***Yep--shows an absence of premeditation. ?? Not with all the rest of the premeditated stuff. He 'fessed to fishing because he though he had to. Otherwise, why the elaborate "I'm going/I was golfing" set up?

   2004 July 14, veryrich, “Peterson: The boat will sink him”, in alt.true-crime (Usenet), archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025

   > Amen! Whereabouts are you teaching? Must be a private school. Yeh. Not that I'd 'fess to anyone within hearin' distance which one it was.

   2004 September 10, nobody, “I started my new career...”, in alt.buddha.short.fat.guy (Usenet), archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025

   > claims that the Mac does not need any special drivers. I don't > understand the mac geeks who think that Apple can do no wrong. After paying through the nose, they'll never 'fess to it.

   2008 April 3, notbob, “OT Vista”, in rec.outdoors.fishing.fly (Usenet), archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025