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Noun: gibe  jIb
  1. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
    - shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe
Verb: gibe  jIb
  1. Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
    - match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, tally, agree
     
  2. Laugh at with contempt and derision
    - jeer, scoff, flout, barrack [Brit]

Derived forms: gibed, gibing, gibes

Type of: bait, be, cod, comment, equal, input, rag, rally, razz [N. Amer], remark, ride, tantalise [Brit], tantalize, taunt, tease, twit

Encyclopedia: Gibe