gibe
IPA: dʒˈaɪb
noun
- Alternative spelling of gybe [(nautical) The act of gybing.]
- Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”) [A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.]
- Abbreviation of Gibraltarian English. [The accent of English spoken in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.]
verb
- Alternative spelling of gybe [(transitive, nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.]
- Alternative spelling of jibe [(transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.]
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