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Vibe vs Gibe - What's the difference?

vibe | gibe |

As nouns the difference between vibe and gibe

is that vibe is short for vibraphone while gibe is a facetious or insulting remark; a jeer or taunt.

As verbs the difference between vibe and gibe

is that vibe is to relax and enjoy oneself while gibe is to perform a jibe (2, 3).

As a proper noun GibE is

abbreviation of Gibraltarian English|lang=en.

vibe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Short for vibraphone.
  • (colloquial) Vibration.
  • (New Age jargon) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing.
  • Verb

    (vib)
  • To relax and enjoy oneself.
  • gibe

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gybe * jibe

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer or taunt.
  • * 1603 , , Hamlet , act 5, scene 1:
  • Hamlet : Alas, poor Yorick! . . . Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar?

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To perform a jibe (2, 3).
  • To agree.
  • That explanation doesn't gibe with the facts.
  • To cause to execute a gibe (2, 3).
  • (ambitransitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to mock.
  • * Jonathan Swift
  • Draw the beasts as I describe them, / From their features, while I gibe them.
  • * Jonathan Swift
  • Fleer and gibe , and laugh and flout.

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