(~s, jibing, ~d)
Note: The spelling 'gibe' is also used for meanings 1 and 2.
1.
A ~ is a rude or insulting remark about someone that is intended to make them look foolish.
...a cheap ~ about his loss of hair...
N-COUNT
2.
To ~ means to say something rude or insulting which is intended to make another person look foolish. (WRITTEN)
‘No doubt he’ll give me the chance to fight him again,’ he ~d, tongue in cheek.
VERB: V with quote
3.
If numbers, statements, or events ~, they are exactly the same as each other or they are consistent with each other. (mainly AM)
The numbers don’t ~...
How did your expectations ~ with the reality?
= tally
V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n