gib

Etymology 1

Unknown (14th century). Perhaps abbreviated from Gilbert, the name of the cat in the medieval fables of Reynard the Fox, Romaunt of the Rose, and so on.

noun

1. A castrated male cat or ferret.
2. A male cat; a tomcat.
3. A hooked prolongation on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.

Etymology 2

Unknown (late 18th century).

noun

1. A strip, wedge, or bolt made from metal or wood and used for holding a machine part in place; usually with features (such as a taper and/or set screws) that allow for fine adjustment of the part's position.

verb

1. To fasten in place with a gib.

Etymology 3

Shortened from giblet.

noun

1. (video games) Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.

verb

1. (transitive, video games) To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.

Etymology 4

From the trademark GIB, registered by Fletcher Building Holdings Limited, the major brand of plasterboard in New Zealand.

noun

1. (New Zealand) plasterboard.

verb

1. (New Zealand) To install plasterboard.
   As the wallpaper stripping progresses the damage to walls becomes more apparent. It may require more variation orders for gibbing of walls as well as ceilings. 10/4/2014, Chris Hutching, “An earthquake repair story from the south”, in NBR

Etymology 5

verb

1. Pronunciation spelling of give.
   Only gib me some few shingles an’ a flo’, an’ dar yer hev jes ez good a church ez de ’postles ebber hed ter preach in. 1880, Albion W. Tourgee, “Red Wing”, in Bricks Without Straw, New York, N.Y.: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert; London: Sampson Low & Co.; Montreal, Que.: Dawson Bros., page 87
   I has gib you licker an’ I has gib you music, an’ wife, dar, is cookin’ supper fur you, an’ it ain’ no mo’ den reason dat I’d wanter know whut we gwine git fur it.[…]“Yo’ supper is done an’ ef you’ll jest gib me room I’ll fix de table,” the woman remarked, taking the bread off the griddle. 1896, Opie Read, chapter VIII, in The Jucklins, Chicago, Ill.: Laird & Lee, pages 105 and 107
   De kindest heartedest little boy in de worl’ would forget to gib his cat its dinner if he had a new toy to play wid, or a new suit o’ party dress to put on to show his poppy when he come home. 1902, John Kendrick Bangs, Bikey the Skicycle & Other Tales of Jimmieboy, New York, N.Y.: Riggs Publishing Company, page 181
   Please, Mars’ Gineral, do gib me dime fer snack. 1938, Hervey Allen, Action at Aquila, New York, N.Y.: Farrar & Rinehart, page 98
   Don’t your mommy gib you bacoln? 1988, Lynda Barry, The Good Times Are Killing Me, published 2020
   My daddy doesn’t gib me guns, ’cause he doesn’t like dem. But Pop will gib me one when I gets ten. 2002 July, Patricia Sprinkle, Who Invited the Dead Man?, Signet
   “Maybe you could jus’ gib me one, then,” she suggested sweetly. 2007, Victoria Pade, A Family for the Holidays, Silhouette Books, page 12
   Hooman you is nice, / You gib me bath so I no hab lice. 2021 March, Srashti Behure, Unconditional: Pets Over Peeps, Spectrum of Thoughts (an affiliate of FanatiXx)
   “Gib us our toy bacc!” reads the caption accompanying this dog video [by @lifewithkleekai]. 8 February 2022, Sohini Sengupta, “Dogs react to human freezing their favourite toys. Watch hilarious video”, in Hindustan Times
   I be model for fotos, now you gib treats 10 February 2022, Steve Rouge, “The Cutest Puppies of the Day”, in Medium