variants
or jibe
as in to mock
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play
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as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
that doesn't jibe with what I know about his character
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or jibe
as in sneer
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Recent Examples of gibe
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The gibe blew Quayle off the debate stage; then, just a few weeks later, Republicans won the White House in a landslide.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Thompson was dressed less formally, and gibed at Weinberger about his attire.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Dec. 2023
Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Tinkering with the high-IQ catching tandem of Martin Maldonado and Elias Dias may not jibe with the team’s emphasis on run prevention.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Verb
In an apparent jibe about Mangione's arrest, social media users shared what looked like a post from McDonald's rival Burger King, suggesting the latter restaurant chain would not have informed the police.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The gibe blew Quayle off the debate stage; then, just a few weeks later, Republicans won the White House in a landslide.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
Joe Biden's Farewell Letter Takes 'Civil War' Swipe At Donald Trump
By Khaleda Rahman
National Correspondent
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President Joe Biden has released a farewell letter to Americans, appearing to gibe President-elect Donald Trump.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Thompson was dressed less formally, and gibed at Weinberger about his attire.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Dec. 2023
Noun
But such practices didn’t jibe with increasingly modern economies, and colonialists, especially in North America, saw burning as both barbaric and a threat to industrialized capitalism.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Tinkering with the high-IQ catching tandem of Martin Maldonado and Elias Dias may not jibe with the team’s emphasis on run prevention.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibe
Noun
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Think of the public dissection of and collective sneer toward pop darlings suffering mental health crises, like Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan, or the contemptuous treatment of Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential run.—
Maya Salam,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Up front, its face is a far more rectilinear sneer.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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Clips from the premiere quickly spread through social media, with the show’s signature crude humor proving a hit—many were satisfied to see schoolyard taunts used against a president known for punching down.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Authorities said the surviving victim purportedly yelled a taunt that is offensive to Sureños gang members at the suspects, who were wearing blue and making gang signs.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The rappers spent part of 2024 trading diss tracks in what turned out to be one of the most high-profile beefs in hip-hop history.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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After years of collaborating with DJ Khaled, the 28-year-old rapper had a pointed diss for the Miami artist in a new track teased on a livestream.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
30 July 2025
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But Altuve did not receive the loudest jeers of the night, as Devin Williams heard an earful from his home crowd after entering the game in the 10th inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 Aug. 2025
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But the most difficult part was the moments before execution, when the person was exposed to the jeers of the crowd, the sight of loved ones, and the sound of their sentence being read out.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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Several diss tracks followed, with the musicians hurling increasingly spiteful insults at each other relating to accusations of domestic abuse, exploitation and pedophilia.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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According to a cell phone video, obtained through CAIR, the man shouted several Islamophobic insults, including insults attacking Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In these two mocks, Neal was selected in the fourth round.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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However, there are some mocks that have the LSU product available for the Jets at No. 7.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In response to the rapper’s headlining slot at Glastonbury in 2008, Oasis’ Noel Gallagher made a quip that hip-hop does not belong at the festival.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Butler largely leaves it up to us to wonder what sort of virus might have brought about this crisis, save for a quip from Rye about Americans finding a way to somehow blame it on the Soviet Union.—
Aaron Boehmer
August 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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To remove or weaken current protections is an affront to the American people and an assault on our national environmental well-being.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Yet, that is happening, in an affront to the concept of transparent proceedings.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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“Gibe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibe. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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