fess up

Definition

To confess to something; to admit something.

Etymology

Clipping of confess up.

Example Sentences

• ""‛Fess up," she persisted. "Have you boys been quarreling again?""
• "And you know, one of the things that I hope is that the American people will find when we make a mistake, we're willing to 'fess up to it and change."
• "“I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what was happening in the financial industry, and I came to the conclusion that people weren’t fessing up,” he said."