jibe
IPA: dʒˈaɪb
noun
- A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
- (nautical, now chiefly US) Alternative spelling of gybe [(nautical) The act of gybing.]
verb
- (transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
- (transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
- (intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
- (intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.
- (nautical, now chiefly US) 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.]
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Examples of "jibe" in Sentences
- Everybody in the UK knows that jibe.
- I'd also jibed at the idea of the CEO.
- None of the other figures fail to jibe in multiple sources.
- It is not a jibe at the Theravadins, and not even the Hinayana.
- That doesn't jibe with the basic principle of supply and demand.
- Also, your comment did not jibe with the content of the article.
- Apparently he was willing to blackmail the subjects of his jibes.
- Apologies for the jealousy jibe, it was in the heat of the moment.
- A jibe can also result in a sudden change in the direction of heeling.
- Cue the wingnuts to claim that this mild political jibe is hate speech.
- These terms jibe nicely with Mr. Putin's own rhetoric of threats and fear.
- That is false and does not jibe with the sttements in Nazi concentration camps.
- Cameron's office defended the prime minister, saying the jibe was a humorous remark referencing an insurance advertisement.
- I do not believe in unilateral disarmament, but I do believe the truth-telling jibe is always mightier than the partisan grunt.
- He is good with a political attack or jibe, which is appealing to voters trying to find the magic trick to beating an incumbent.
- Aaaand, just like the "omg, 90% of the Chrysler dealerships closed were owned by Republicans" garbage, this fun little math jibe is total crap.
- And while your whole jibe is aimed at business and rocking out your career life, what if your question of “What am I afraid of?” was applied to relationships?
- The standard reply to the Work at Tescos” jibe is “Well if you were a manager at Tescos you would have bankrupted them years ago” on January 1, 2010 at 3: 17 pm Sherriff Roscoe.
- The title is in honour of Australia’s first female deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, jibe from the enlightened Mr Heffernan – stating she was unfit for leadership because she was” deliberately barren”.