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chib en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /t͡ʃɪb/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (Geordie, Scotland, slang) A shiv (makeshift knife).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
chiv alternative lexicographic
shiv alternative lexicographic
chibs Number=Plur lexicographic
shive alternative lexicographic

chib en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /t͡ʃɪb/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (Geordie, Scotland, slang) To shiv (stab).
    • And if they had knives too, their gang had all knives and people were going to get chibbed. 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, page 61:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
chibs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
chibbing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shiv alternative lexicographic
chiv alternative lexicographic
chibbed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
chibbed Tense=Past lexicographic
shive alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

thrust · gore · enthrill · kebab · yerk · splash · juke · job · chive · foin · poach · shiv · run through · ching · gride · pink · stick · pigstick · chef · chib · speet · stab · stob · run through · spear · shank · stog · jab · lancinate · jab · knifecrime