Meaning & use
gibe
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A mocking or taunting remark; also used as a verb meaning to make such a remark.
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He ignored the gibes from the crowd and kept his focus on the race.
She gibed at his old-fashioned taste in music, but he didn't mind.
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Often confused with the unrelated word "jibe" (to agree, or to shift a sail); the taunting sense is sometimes spelled either way, but "gibe" is the more traditional spelling.
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