# jibe

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒaɪb/ · frequency rank #56,832

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

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jibe