different between jape vs jibe

English

Etymology

From Middle English japen (“to deceive, play tricks on; act foolishly, joke; have sex with”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French japer (“to bark, howl, scream; chatter, gossip”) (possibly conflated with Old French gaber (“to mock, deride”), see gab), related to Old Occitan japar, jaupar (“to bark, yelp, yap”), probably of Proto-Germanic origin, related to Old Saxon galp?n (“to cry loudly, make a noise, brag”) (Low German galpen (“to bark, howl, scream”)), Middle High German gelpfen (“to scream, bark, boast, proclaim”), Old Norse gjálpa (“to yelp”) (dialectal Swedish galpa (“to cry, screech”)). More at yelp, yawp, yap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??e?p/
• Rhymes: -e?p

Noun

jape (plural japes)

1. A joke or quip.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:joke

   • c. 1390, Geoffrey Chaucer, "The Pardoner's Tale" in The Canterbury Tales:

     "Thou bel ami, thou Pardoner," he said,

     "Tell us some mirth of japes right anon."

   • 1920, Jeffery Farnol, The Geste of Duke Jocelyn, Fytte 9:

     [H]e clapped hand to thigh, and laughed and laughed until the air rang again.

     "Oho, a jape—a jape indeed!" he roared.

2. A prank or trick.

Derived terms

• bejape
• japery

Translations

Verb

jape (third-person singular simple present japes, present participle japing, simple past and past participle japed)

1. (intransitive) To jest; play tricks.

   Synonyms: joke; see also Thesaurus:jest
2. (transitive) To mock; deride.

   Synonyms: gibe, trick, befool, make fun of, razz; see also Thesaurus:mock

3. (obsolete) To have sexual intercourse with.

   Synonyms: coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Anagrams

• Peja

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /d?a?b/
• Rhymes: -a?b

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; possibly from Old French giber (“to engage in horseplay; to play roughly in sport”). Compare English jib (“usually of a horse: to stop and refuse to go forward”), Old Norse geipa (“to talk nonsense”).

The noun is derived from the verb.

Noun

jibe (plural jibes)

1. A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.

Translations

Verb

jibe (third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)

1. (transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.

   Synonym: flout
2. (transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
3. (intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.

Derived terms

• jiber, giber
• jibingly, gibingly

Translations

Alternative forms

• gibe
• gybe

Etymology 2

Origin unknown; perhaps related to chime (“to cause to sound in harmony”).

Verb

jibe (third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)

1. (intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.

Usage notes

Jibe and jive have been used interchangeably in the US to indicate the concept “to accord or agree”. While one recent dictionary accepts this usage of jive, most sources consider it to be in error.

Alternative forms

• gibe
• gybe

Translations

Etymology 3

See gybe.

Noun

jibe (plural jibes)

1. (nautical, now chiefly US) Alternative spelling of gybe

Verb

jibe (third-person singular simple present jibes, present participle jibing, simple past and past participle jibed)

1. (nautical, now chiefly US) Alternative spelling of gybe

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