liberal
"During the town hall meeting, several voters identified themselves as libs and argued for reducing government regulations on small businesses."
A potion; magic potion; charm.
A member of the Liberal Party.
Abbreviation of Libertarian.
In plain English: A lib is short for libel, which is a false statement that damages someone's reputation.
"Let's go to the pub for a quick lib after work."
Usage: Use "lib" only in political contexts to refer specifically to a person who supports limited government and free-market economics. Do not use it for any other meaning, such as shortening the word "library," which requires its own distinct abbreviation.
To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).
"The farmer decided to lib the colt before it was taken out for riding lessons."
In plain English: To lib something means to make it smaller by cutting off parts of it.
"The kids are playing in the back yard again so we need to lib up."
Usage: Do not use "lib" as a verb to mean castrate or emasculate an animal, as this is archaic and rarely understood in modern English. The word is almost exclusively used today as a noun referring to the political party or a short form of library.
The Libertarian party.
"After the debate, she decided to vote for the independent candidate from lib instead of her usual party."
Abbreviation of Libertarian Party.
Lib is an abbreviation derived from any word that begins with the letters "lib." It entered common usage as a shorthand way to refer to these specific terms.