gibe
pronunciation
How to pronounce gibe in British English:
UK [dʒaɪb]
How to pronounce gibe in American English:
US [dʒaɪb]
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- Noun:
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
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- Verb:
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- laugh at with contempt and derision
Word Origin
- gibe (n.)
- "a taunt," 1570s, from gibe (v.) "speak sneeringly" (1560s), of uncertain origin; perhaps from Middle French giber "to handle roughly," or an alteration of gaber "to mock."
Example
- 1. They gibe at my mistake .
- 2. I felt sure he was seeking for some gibe .
- 3. We only have miss gibe and miss park kyung-won .
- 4. The recruits rushed into battle so that no one could gibe at them for cowardice .
- 5. Please gibe me a phone call when you get to the place safe .