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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