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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
Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But even some Republicans weren’t happy with the nasty gibe.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Trudeau, whose approval ratings were already on a decline before Trump took aim at Canada, was criticized by both liberal party allies and conservative adversaries for his tepid response to the president’s gibes and threats.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Seth Meyers; Says Comcast should ‘pay a big price’
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss President-elect Trump’s gibe against host Seth Meyers.
—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
Verb
Joe Biden's Farewell Letter Takes 'Civil War' Swipe At Donald Trump
By Khaleda Rahman
National Correspondent
149
President Joe Biden has released a farewell letter to Americans, appearing to gibe President-elect Donald Trump.
—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
Noun
The contrary argument is that stronger presidential oversight gibes with American constitutional principles and would ensure greater political accountability to the voters for all of an administration’s initiatives.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But even some Republicans weren’t happy with the nasty gibe.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Trudeau, whose approval ratings were already on a decline before Trump took aim at Canada, was criticized by both liberal party allies and conservative adversaries for his tepid response to the president’s gibes and threats.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Seth Meyers; Says Comcast should ‘pay a big price’
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss President-elect Trump’s gibe against host Seth Meyers.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibe
Verb
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And my wife would probably mock me for not getting meat, or something else.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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Now mock drafts expect the Seahawks will try to improve their offensive line or add another wide receiver for Darnold.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite the show's ruminations revolving around Dorian's ego, there is no vanity in this performance where Snook sweats, sneers, and dashes across stage.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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One is Giovanni Battista Moroni’s Portrait of a Woman (ca. 1575), in which a leery-eyed woman stares down at her viewer, pressing her lips into the faintest of sneers.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Another aspect to note is that the AI didn’t ridicule me or otherwise play any tomfoolery about my need for assistance.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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His visit to a military base in Greenland to deliver a speech was ridiculed amid unwanted overtures from the U.S. to annex Greenland.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Social media companies say that bullying has always been a problem and will continue whether via schoolyard taunts, crank phone calls, or their platforms.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Terence Coventry’s angular bronze bull seems to sniff the air, tail taunt, for all the world ready to spring into action.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The term monstrous from the show’s title, for example, was applied by 18th-century critics who derided chinoiserie as unnatural.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those three countries, once derided as the ‘big three’ after trying to hijack the sport a decade ago, take in 87 per cent of bilateral international cricket revenues.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But with Let's Sprinkle by MG, Gorga is having the last laugh at a decades-old diss.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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This turns into a diss against Jost, whose wife’s income dwarfs his own, without actually namedropping Scarlett Johansson.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Robert Sanchez lost the trust of Stamford Bridge to be the team’s starting goalkeeper long ago and has been booed and jeered at times.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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With the phone still to her ear, Molly is confronted with a vision of herself at seven years old (Annabelle Toomey); the little girl is dancing around the room in a pink ballet leotard and jeering at her adult counterpart.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a workplace that’s increasingly remote, fast-paced, independent and ever-changing, these aren’t insults.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Recent White House comments and insults directed at NATO allies – as well as the military alliance itself – have raised alarm and confusion.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Gibe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibe. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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