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As nouns the difference between mock and jibe

is that mock is an imitation, usually of lesser quality while jibe is (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 or jibe can be a facetious or insulting remark, a jeer or taunt.

As verbs the difference between mock and jibe

is that mock is to mimic, to simulate while jibe is (nautical) to perform a jibe or jibe can be to agree.

As an adjective mock

is imitation, not genuine; fake.

mock

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
    • (Crashaw)
  • Mockery, the act of mocking.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xiv. 9
    • Fools make a mock at sin.
  • A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam.
    • He got a B in his History mock , but improved to an A in the exam.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To mimic, to simulate.
  • * Shakespeare
    • To see the life as lively mocked' as ever / Still sleep ' mocked death.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Mocking marriage with a dame of France.
  • To make fun of by mimicking, to taunt.
  • * Bible, 1 Kings xviii. 27
    • Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud.
  • * Gray
    • Let not ambition mock their useful toil.
  • To tantalise, and disappoint (the hopes of).
  • * Bible, Judges xvi. 13
    • Thou hast mocked me, and told me lies.
  • * 1597 , William Shakespeare, Henry IV , Part II, Act V, Scene III:
    • And with his spirit sadly I survive, / to mock the expectations of the world; / to frustrate prophecies, and to raze out / rotten opinion
  • * 1603 , William Shakespeare, Othello , Act III, Scene III:
    • "It is the greene-ey'd Monster, which doth mocke / The meate it feeds on."
  • * 1667 , John Milton, Paradise Lost :
    • Why do I overlive? / Why am I mocked with death, and lengthened out / to deathless pain?
  • * Milton
    • He will not / Mock us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence.
  • * 1765 , Benjamin Heath, A revisal of Shakespear's text , page 563 (a commentary on the "mocke the meate" line from Othello):
    • ‘Mock’ certainly never signifies to loath. Its common signification is, to disappoint.
  • * 1812 , The Critical Review or, Annals of Literature , page 190:
    • The French revolution indeed is a prodigy which has mocked the expectations both of its friends and its foes. It has cruelly disappointed the fondest hopes of the first, nor has it observed that course which the last thought that it would have pursued.

    Synonyms

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    See also

    * jeer

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Imitation, not genuine; fake.

    • 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.