The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 19/07/2019 20:21, Fokke Nauta wrote:
>> Gybe? Don't know that word.
>
> Verb
> 1 be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
> characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The
> handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's
> fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond,
> check, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disagree]
> 2 shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
> [syn: gybe, jib, change course]
> User Contributed Dictionary
> English
> Alternative spellings
>
> gibe
> gybe
This is funny because his first name is Dutch for jib.
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