Gibe
(verb)
- To make mocking or jeering remarks.
- To mock or ridicule someone in a contemptuous or scornful manner.
- To speak or act in a way that is intended to mock or ridicule someone.
Origin:
The word "gibe" comes from the old english word "gīban" meaning to mock or make fun of. it has been in use since the 14th century.
Examples:
- He gibed at her accent.
- They gibed at the new student for being different.
- He gibed at the idea.
- The crowd gibed at the defeated team.
- The speaker gibed at the audience.