Meaning of Gibe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of Gibraltarian English.
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2. Alternative spelling of gybe.
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3. Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”).
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Examples

“Alas poore Yoricke, […] where be your gibes now? your gamboles? your ſongs? your flaſhes of merriment, that were wont to ſet the table on a roare, not one now to mocke your owne grinning, quite chopfalne.”

“[George] Carlin's opening-night monologue included some blunt gibes at organized religion which would almost certainly have⟳ been cut⟳ out of any other network show⟳.”

“But an ugly eruption of racist gibes against some of its young Black players was a reminder that not everyone glories in the diverse portrait of the country that this team reflects.”

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