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Definition jibe
Etymology 1
Origin 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
jibe (plural jibes)
- A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
Verb
jibe (third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)
- (transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
- (transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
- (intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
Etymology 2
Origin unknown; perhaps related to chime (“to cause to sound in harmony”).
Verb
jibe (third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)
- (intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.
Etymology 3
See gybe.
Noun
jibe (plural jibes)
Verb
jibe (third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)
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