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jibe
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)
- 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)
- (transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
- Synonym: flout
- (transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
- (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)
- (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)
- (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)
- (nautical, now chiefly US) Alternative spelling of gybe
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gooseneck
English
Etymology
goose +? neck
Noun
gooseneck (plural goosenecks)
- (often attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
- 1961, James S. Holton, Sound Language Teaching: The State of the Art Today (page 77)
- The gooseneck microphone. Mounted to the desk or to the side wall of the booth, the gooseneck offers a limited degree of flexibility for height and depth adjustment of the microphone.
- 1961, James S. Holton, Sound Language Teaching: The State of the Art Today (page 77)
- (nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
Related terms
- gooseneck barnacle
Translations
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