gibe

Etymology

noun

1. Alternative spelling of gybe
2. Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”)
   [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. 27 October 1975, Jeff Greenfield, “Ragged but Funny”, in New York, volume 8, number 43, New York, N.Y.: New York Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 65, column 3
   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. 2021-07-12, Mark Landler, “After Defeat, England’s Black Soccer Players Face a Racist Outburst”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

verb

1. Alternative spelling of gybe
2. Alternative spelling of jibe