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jibe gybe Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: jibe1 (also gibe) ▶noun an insulting or mocking remark. ▶verb make jibes. Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: jibe2 ▶verb & noun US variant of gybe. Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: jibe3 ▶verb N. Amer. informal be in accordance; agree. – origin C19: of unknown origin. Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: gybe /dʒʌɪb/ (US jibe) Sailing ▶verb change course by swinging the sail across a following wind. ■ (of a sail or boom) swing across the wind. ▶noun an act of gybing.– origin C17: from obs. Du. gijben. 'jibe' also found in these Oxford entries: Forum discussions with the word(s) "jibe" in the title: Look up "jibe" at Merriam-Webster Look up "jibe" at dictionary.com In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic |
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