jibe
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jibe¹
- /d͡ʒaɪb/ US, UK
Rhymes with -aɪb
Where it comes from
Uncertain; possibly from Old French giber (“to engage in horseplay; to play roughly in sport”). Compare English jib (“usually of a horse: to stop and refuse to go forward”), Old Norse geipa (“to talk nonsense”).
The noun is derived from the verb.
noun jibes
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A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
He flung subtle jibes at her until she couldn’t bear to work with him any longer.
Similar: sideswipe
verb jibes · jibing · jibed · gibe · gybe
- To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt. [Y]ou / Did pocket vp my Letters: and with taunts / Did gibe my Miſive out of audience.
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To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
Scarlett felt her heart begin its mad racing again and she clutched her hand against it unconsciously, as if she would squeeze it into submission. "Eavesdroppers often hear highly instructive things," jibed a memory.
Similar: lampoon, needle, badger, bam, barrack, brock, bullyrag, chiack, deride, fleer, fligger, flite
- To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer. Why thats the way to choake a gibing ſpirrit, / Whoſe influence is begot of that looſe grace, / Which ſhallow laughing hearers giue to fooles, […]
jibe²
- /d͡ʒaɪb/ US, UK
Rhymes with -aɪb
Where it comes from
Origin unknown; perhaps related to chime (“to cause to sound in harmony”).
verb jibes · jibing · jibed · gibe · gybe
- To accord or agree. That explanation doesn’t jibe with the facts.
jibe³
- /d͡ʒaɪb/ US, UK
Rhymes with -aɪb
Where it comes from
See gybe.
noun jibes
- Alternative spelling of gybe
verb jibes · jibing · jibed
- Alternative spelling of gybe
Translations
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noun facetious or insulting remark
| Español | cuchufleta, puya |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Spöttelei, spöttische Bemerkung, Stichelei |
| Русский | упрёк uprjók |
verb to accord or agree
| Español | concordar, cuajar, cuadrar, encajar |
|---|---|
| Français | s'accorder, se mettre d'accord |
| Deutsch | übereinstimmen, zusammenpassen |
| Русский | соответствовать sootvetstvovat', биться bitsya |
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title = {jibe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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