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English
Etymology
Origin unknown, but first attested in Middle English.
suggested origins and context
Attestations in Shakespeare's time seem to suggest it was intended as mildly vulgar (compare zit) and metaphorical; see more at this Open Literature article, which claims Welsh as most probable origin:
- Compare Welsh cibi, cibwst (“chilblain(s)”), although this itself may borrow from Middle English, and we may be dealing with some ancient unknown term. Compare English gyve (“schackles”), a medieval word that might also take from Celtic.
There has been further theoretical conjecture as well:
Pronunciation
Noun
kibe (plural kibes)
- (rare, archaic, poetic) A chilblain (often ulcerated), especially on the heel of the foot (also afflictive to some animals); a cold sore or blister.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :By the Lord, Horatio, this three years I have took note of it, the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier he galls his kibe.
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
ki + -be
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kibe
- illative singular of ki
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Noun
kibe m (plural kibes)
- Alternative spelling of quibe
Etymology 2
Named after Brazilian blog Kibe Loko, accused of plagiarizing other blogs. First attested in the mid-2000's.[1]
Noun
kibe m (plural kibes)
- (Brazil, Internet slang, dated) plagiarism
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
kibe
- inflection of kibar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
References
- ^ Gustavo Miller (2008 April 7) “Blogs se acusam de plágio”, in Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 2012-10-27