gibe vs jibe vs jive :

gibe or jibe or jive

“Gibe” is a now rare term meaning “to tease.” “Jibe” means “to agree,” but is usually used negatively, as in “the alibis of the two crooks didn’t jibe.” The latter word is often confused with “jive,” which derives from slang which originally meant to treat in a jazzy manner (“Jivin’ the Blues Away”) but also came to be associated with deception (“Don’t give me any of that jive”).

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Definitions

  • n  an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • v  be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
  • v  laugh at with contempt and derision

  • n  an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • v  be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
  • v  shift from one side of the ship to the other

  • n  a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
  • v  dance to jive music; dance the jive
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  • Garcia leaves note for Tiger over racial jibe
    By Mark Lamport-Stokes ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia on Tuesday made repeated apologies for the "fried chicken" jibe he directed at Tiger Woods last month, saying he "felt terrible" and had left a note for the American in his locker. Though the two players shook hands on the practice range at Merion Golf Club on Monday in their first meeting since Garcia made the reference, the ...
    June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
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    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia coach Olger Osieck has taken some shine off his team's World Cup qualifying win over Jordan with a sexist jibe that "women should shut up in public" before his post-match news conference.
    June 12, 2013 - The News-Times
  • LATEST NEWS
    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia coach Olger Osieck has taken some shine off his team's World Cup qualifying win over Jordan with a sexist jibe that "women should shut up in public" before his post-match news conference.
    June 12, 2013 - The News-Times