jibes
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Examples
Both Pythons later felt that there had been a strange role reversal in the manner of the debate, with two young upstart comedians attempting to make serious, well-researched points, while the establishment figures engaged in cheap jibes and point scoring.
After getting in a few jibes at and Stevenson, the table conversation turns to Jack the Ripper.
George II never forgot the jibes of 'the terrible cornet of horse'.
A preventer can be rigged to reduce danger and damage from accidental jibes.
In an interview with Elle in April 2009, Kylie criticised X Factor judge Louis Walsh for his jibes at her sister: "I'm so proud of my sister and it annoys the hell out of me when comparisons between us are made.
Former Tory foreign minister Alistair Burt said: “To use the vaccine and the pandemic for boastful and questionable Brexit jibes devalues a remarkable international achievement with crass insensitivity.”