JIBE


Meaning of JIBE in English

I. jibe 1 BrE AmE , gibe /dʒaɪb/ noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ jibe 2 (2) ]

an unkind remark intended to make someone seem silly:

She was tired of his cheap jibes.

II. jibe 2 BrE AmE verb

[ Sense 1: Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Origin unknown. ]

[ Sense 2: Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old French giber 'to shake' ]

1 . [intransitive] American English informal if two statements, reports etc jibe with each other, the information in them matches

jibe with

His report did not jibe with the facts.

2 . [intransitive + at] to say something that is intended to make someone seem silly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.