different between catcall vs gibe

English

Etymology 1

cat +? call

Alternative forms

• cat-call (dated)

Noun

catcall (plural catcalls)

1. A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
2. A shout, whistle, or comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.
3. (historical) A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval.
   • 1823, The Drama, Or, Theatrical Pocket Magazine (page 289)

     At what period was the custom of blowing catcalls at the theatre discontinued?

Translations

Verb

catcall (third-person singular simple present catcalls, present participle catcalling, simple past and past participle catcalled)

1. To make such an exclamation.

Translations

Etymology 2

Short for change availability or type + call.

Noun

catcall (plural catcalls)

1. (programming) In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type.
   • 1999, Ian Joyner, Objects Unencapsulated: Java, Eiffel, and C++? (page 244)

     Java does not let you make members more private than they are in parent classes, so has no catcall problem for changing availability. Thus to avoid catcalls with export problems, you should adopt a once-public, always-public policy.

English

Noun

gibe (plural gibes)

1. Alternative spelling of gybe
2. Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”)

Verb

gibe (third-person singular simple present gibes, present participle gibing, simple past and past participle gibed)

1. Alternative spelling of gybe
2. Alternative spelling of jibe

Anagrams

• Geib, IBGE

Spanish

Verb

gibe

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of gibar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of gibar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of gibar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of gibar.