Definitions for gibe
dʒaɪbgibe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibeverb

   an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

   "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

2. match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agreeverb

   be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

   "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

3. jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibeverb

   laugh at with contempt and derision

   "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gibenoun

   A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer or taunt.

2. gibeverb

   To perform a jibe (2, 3).

3. gibeverb

   To agree.

   That explanation doesn't gibe with the facts.

4. gibeverb

   To cause to execute a gibe (2, 3).

5. Etymology: Compare Old Norse geipa.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gibenoun

   Sneer; hint of contempt by word or look; scoff; act or expression of scorn; taunt.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns
   That dwell in ev’ry region of his face. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   The rich have still a gibe in store,
   And will be monstrous witty on the poor. John Dryden, Juven.

   If they would hate from the bottom of their hearts, their aversion would be too strong for little gibes every moment. Spectator, №. 300.

   But the dean, if this secret shou’d come to his ears,
   Will never have done with his gibes and his jeers. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Gibeverb

   To reproach by contemptuous hints; to flout; to scoff; to ridicule; to treat with scorn; to sneer; to taunt.

   When rioting in Alexandria: you
   Did pocket up my letters, and with taunts
   Did gibe my missive out of audience. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleop.

   Draw the beasts as I describe them,
   From their features, while I gibe them. Jonathan Swift.

3. To GIBEverb

   To sneer; to join censoriousness with contempt.

   Etymology: gaber, old French, to sneer, to ridicule.

   They seem to imagine that we have erected of late a frame of some new religion, the furniture whereof we should not have borrowed from our enemies, lest they should afterwards laugh and gibe at our party. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 9.

   When he saw her toy, and gibe, and geer,
   And pass the bounds of modest merry-make,
   Her dalliance he despis’d. Fairy Queen, b. ii. cant. 6.

   Why that’s the way to choke a gibing spirit,
   Whose influence is begot of that loose grace
   Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools. William Shakespeare.

   Thus with talents well endu’d
   To be scurrilous and rude,
   When you pertly raise your snout,
   Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gibe

   A gibe is a taunting or mocking remark, typically made in a sarcastic or scornful way. It can also refer to the act of making such a remark.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gibeverb

   to cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff

2. Gibeverb

   to reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock

3. Gibenoun

   an expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer

4. Etymology: [Cf. Prov. F. giber, equiv. to F. jouer to play, Icel. geipa to talk nonsense, E. jabber.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gibe

   Jibe, jīb, v.t. to sneer at: to taunt.—n. a taunt: contempt.—n. Gib′er, one who gibes.—adv. Gib′ingly. [Ice. geipa, to talk nonsense.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gibe in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gibe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gibe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gibe
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gibe
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gibe
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gibe