to jibe
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8.5
- verb
- /dʒaɪb/
- Offensive
:
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- "You just want to play soldier," she jibed.
Examples
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"Don't take it personally," she jibed, rolling her eyes at his reaction.
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So, knowing Rove's style as I do, I can feel confident that he was being sarcastic in that comment, jibing at the "intellectual" component of the radical Left.
Blog text (5) -
"Adam?" his brother jibed as the silence became more than uncomfortable.
Fiction book (2000) -
When the moment passed, Daniel jibed, "You ought to speak to the warranty people; they'd love you."
Fiction book (1999) -
"Why are they looking at the moon?" jibed Bastable from behind Miranda.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Frightening thought," he jibed as he went to the stool and sat down.
Fiction book (1996) -
Others had jibed at her for carrying the heavy coat around in the heat of summer, but she couldn't tell what the temperature would be like wherever the snatchees were going.
Fiction book (2001) -
"You're always late," she jibed, laughing at his inability to arrive on time.
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"That was a great performance," he jibed sarcastically, making fun of the poor act.
Synonyms
456
2.0
To make fun of someone in a mean way to show they are silly
108
4.6
To make someone look silly in a mean way so others laugh at them
80
2.9
Say something funny, often unkind, about someone or something
57
6.5
To say or do things to show you do not respect someone
25
3.9
To make jokes about someone to make them look silly
23
3.4
To make jokes about someone, sometimes to be playful and sometimes to be unkind
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6.2
To laugh at someone and shout rude words to show you do not respect them
9
6.4
To make a short teasing or critical comment about someone
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8.4
To make sarcastic mocking remarks that are often rude
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8.1
To make quick, unfair critical remarks about someone or their ideas
To shout at someone to mock or interrupt them
Antonyms
How Mocking
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb gibe, often written jibe, comes from an old word meaning 'to mock', like the familiar word 'jeer', so to gibe someone is to make mocking or mean remarks.