Main Entry: gibe

Variant(s): or jibe \ˈjīb\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): gibed or jibed; gib·ing or jib·ing

Etymology: perhaps from Middle French giber to shake, handle roughly

Date: 1567

intransitive verb : to utter taunting wordstransitive verb : to deride or tease with taunting words

synonyms see scoff

— gibe or jibe noun

— gib·er or jib·er noun