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Jape vs Jibe - What's the difference?

jape | jibe |

In intransitive terms the difference between jape and jibe

is that jape is to jest; play tricks; joke while jibe is to agree.

jape

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A joke or quip.
  • * , "The Pardoner's Tale" in The Canterbury Tales :
    • "Thou bel ami, thou Pardoner," he said,
    "Tell us some mirth of japes right anon."
  • * 1920 , , The Geste of Duke Jocelyn , Fytte 9:
    • [H]e clapped hand to thigh, and laughed and laughed until the air rang again.
    "Oho, a jape'—a ' jape indeed!" he roared.

    Synonyms

    * See

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (jap)
  • To jest; play tricks; joke.
  • * 1886 , , "To Sir John Manndeville" in Letters to Dead Authors :
    • Now the Lond of Egypt longeth to the Soudan, yet the Soudan longeth not to the Lond of Egypt. And when I say this, I do jape with words, and may hap ye understond me not.
  • To mock; deride; gibe; trick; befool.

    • jibe

    English

    (wikipedia jibe)

    Etymology 1

    From obsolete Dutch gijben, itself of obscure origin.

    Alternative forms

    * gybe

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A manoeuver in which the stern of a sailing boat or ship crosses the wind, typically resulting in the sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the sailboat to the other.
    • Derived terms
    * jibe ho

    Verb

    (jib)
  • (nautical) To perform a jibe
  • (nautical) To cause to execute a jibe

    • Etymology 2

    Origin unknown.

    Verb

    (jib)
  • To agree.
    • That explanation doesn't jibe with the facts.

    Usage notes

    "Jibe" and "jive" have been used interchangeably in the U.S. to indicate the concept "to agree or accord." While one recent dictionary accepts this usage of "jive," most sources consider it to be in error.

    Etymology 3

    Probably from Old French giber, to handle roughly.

    Alternative forms

    * gibe

    Noun

  • A facetious or insulting remark, a jeer or taunt.
    • He flung subtle jibes at her until she couldn't bear to work with him any longer.