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Jibing is a nautical term, referring to a sailing boat turning through the wind so that the boom flips from one side of the boat to the other. I have no idea h
by denton-scratch 4y ago
Jibing is a nautical term, referring to a sailing boat turning through the wind so that the boom flips from one side of the boat to the other.
I have no idea how it acquired the perjorative meaning of making unpleasant remarks.
- tptacek 4y agoIt looks interesting: "jibe" in the pejorative sense is both an (understandable) alternate spelling of "gibe", and also probably shares a root with "gibe" --- both probably stem from a word that means "rough handling", "kick", or "rear up".