JIBE
NOUNS
► FLIRT a witty retort; a jibe → 1897 Amer. dial.
► MUDBALL an insult, slur, jibe → 1846
► MYCTERISM a subtle or scornful jibe; a piece of sarcasm or irony; subtle mocking → 1593
► NANNICK an idle whim; a childish fancy or fear; a jibe → Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► NICK a cutting retort; a jibe, a jeer → 1887 Sc.
► SNOUCH a jeer, jibe, or scoff → c1780
► SPITBALL an insult, a jibe → 20C US sl.
► TWIT a criticism or reproach, esp. one made in a good-humoured or teasing way; a taunt, a jibe → 1528
► TWITTING a censuring, reproaching, or upbraiding a person, activity, etc., esp. in a good-humoured or teasing way; also, a taunt, a jibe → 1565
VERBS
► BETWIT to reproach; to taunt, to jibe → 1661 obs.
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