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jibe

/dʒaɪb/

noun

Meaning

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

    "He flung subtle jibes at her until she couldn’t bear to work with him any longer."

verb

Meaning

  • To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.

  • To say in a mocking or taunting manner.

  • To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.

Synonyms

flout