jibe.
A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word 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.
To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
Where this word 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.
To accord or agree.
That explanation doesn’t jibe with the facts.
Where this word comes from
Origin unknown; perhaps related to chime (“to cause to sound in harmony”).
Alternative spelling of gybe.
Where this word comes from
See gybe.
Alternative spelling of gybe.
Where this word comes from
See gybe.
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