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gibe

1
Or jibe

[jahyb]

verb (used without object)

gibed, gibing 
  1. to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.

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verb (used with object)

gibed, gibing 
  1. to taunt; deride.

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noun

  1. a taunting or sarcastic remark.

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gibe

2

[jahyb]

verb (used with or without object)

gibed, gibing 
  1. jibe.

gibe

1

/ »åĻō²¹ÉŖ²ś /

verb

  1. to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt

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noun

  1. a derisive or provoking remark

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gibe

2

/ »åĻō²¹ÉŖ²ś /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of gybe

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • giber noun
  • gibingly adverb
  • ˈ²µ¾±²ś¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
  • ˈ²µ¾±²ś±š°ł noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of gibe1

First recorded before 1560–70; perhaps from Middle French giber ā€œto handle roughly, shake,ā€ derivative of gibe ā€œstaff, billhookā€
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of gibe1

C16: perhaps from Old French giber to treat roughly, of uncertain origin
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The gibe blew Quayle off the debate stage; then, just a few weeks later, Republicans won the White House in a landslide.

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ā€œKamala Harrisā€ — a former district attorney and California’s attorney general— ā€œprosecuted murderers and drug traffickers. Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial,ā€ Clinton gibed.

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With the extent of that perceived boost now in question, some of those same figures greeted Biden’s announcement with veiled and not-so-veiled gibes.

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The fact someone — whose motive and ideology remain unclear — sought to end his life has led to inevitable gibes about roosting chickens.

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In a later jab that mixes the claims with a cutting gibe at Lamar's height yet again, he asks, ā€œWhen you put your hands on your girl, is it self-defense ’cause she’s bigger than you?ā€

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