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verb (used without object)
1.
to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
verb (used with object)
2.
to taunt; deride.
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Gibe
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| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
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noun
3.
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Also, jibe.
Origin:
1560–70; perhaps < Middle French giber to handle roughly, shake, derivative of gibe staff, billhook
1560–70; perhaps < Middle French giber to handle roughly, shake, derivative of gibe staff, billhook
Related forms
gib·er, noun
gib·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. mock, sneer, gird. 2. ridicule, twit, fleer. 3. sneer, scoff, jeer.
1. mock, sneer, gird. 2. ridicule, twit, fleer. 3. sneer, scoff, jeer.
Example Sentences
- Turner meticulously map a male rivalry, mining every gibe and joke for maximum subtext.
- Rumors of data mishandling in an historic eclipse study don't gibe.
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| gibe2 (dʒaɪb) | |
| —vb, —n | |
| a variant spelling of gybe | |
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