variants
or jibe
as in to mock
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play
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or jibe
as in sneer
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Recent Examples of gibe
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Thompson was dressed less formally, and gibed at Weinberger about his attire.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Dec. 2023
But the Space Force decision was announced six months ago, and suggesting it’s at fault for the New Glenn delay doesn’t gibe with Blue’s previous statements.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2021
The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
His gibes at China on X were often aggressive and sarcastic.
—Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The gibe is electorally perilous because of the large Puerto Rican populations in several swing states, most notably Pennsylvania.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
The gibe blew Quayle off the debate stage; then, just a few weeks later, Republicans won the White House in a landslide.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Moderate Republicans Thursday distanced themselves from Trump’s gibe as pundits branded the statement as an unforced error that could fuel Democratic political momentum.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
Trump’s apparent gibe pointed to a potential problem.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
The Left’s answer to the focus on President Biden’s debilitated state is — to paraphrase the old gibe about Rudy Giuliani’s tendency to bring everyone back to September 11 — a noun, a verb, an overheated adjective, and Project 2025.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 17 July 2024
The fact someone — whose motive and ideology remain unclear — sought to end his life has led to inevitable gibes about roosting chickens.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
Verb
Joe Biden's Farewell Letter Takes 'Civil War' Swipe At Donald Trump
By Khaleda Rahman
National Correspondent
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President Joe Biden has released a farewell letter to Americans, appearing to gibe President-elect Donald Trump.
—Noun
Seth Meyers; Says Comcast should ‘pay a big price’
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss President-elect Trump’s gibe against host Seth Meyers.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibe
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On a later episode of SNL, Madonna mocked O’Connor by ripping up a photo of then-tabloid fixture Joey Buttafuoco.—
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Most of your editorials, John Brummett, Rex Nelson, and John Deering, are blatant Trump haters, and their smug, condescending echo-chamber mindsets are constantly denigrating, mocking, and disrespecting at least 64 percent of your potential readers.—
Noun
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Shows like this often get labeled as comfort food, which is sometimes delivered with a sneer.—
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Ruby’s face hardened, her lips twisting into a sneer.—
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While the former third baseman has strong support in his clubhouse, he’s been ridiculed by fans throughout his time with the Bombers despite taking the team to the playoffs in all but one season, 2023.—
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The last time Prince Andrew spoke on the relevant topic he was yanked from public life and universally ridiculed.—
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The taunt that prompted the fine came after a touchdown run by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the final two minutes of the second quarter.—
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Playful taunts after a Livingstone player missed two free throws ... that can’t be repeated in a family-friendly newspaper.—
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Wallace has been booed during driver introductions at nearly every racetrack since fans returned after the pandemic and has been derided on social media.—
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Republicans have derided the efforts as an abuse of executive authority, and some have even argued for clawbacks of some of that relief -- though that's considered unlikely.—
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Last year, Lamar and Drake faced off via a series of back-and-forth diss tracks, each hurling increasingly inflammatory accusations and insults at one another.—
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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance garnered so much attention for a variety of reasons — the choreography, the dancer waving the Sudan Gaza flag, the Drake diss, SZA’s appearance — but undeniably, there was also the denim.—
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Some of the spectators in Rod Laver Arena jeered him.—
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Come February at the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Boston Bruins captain may very well be cheered in Montreal … and jeered in Boston?—
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Finally, Smith reiterated that no insult was directed at Williams.—
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During the interview, McEnany spoke openly about being compared, as an insult, to the character of Pat, because of her gender expression.—
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“Gibe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibe. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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