Gib

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Abbreviation 1.2 Etymology 1.2.1 Transitive verb 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 Further reading 1.3 Etymology 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 Transitive verb

English

Abbreviation

GiB

1. Abbreviation for Gibibyte or Gibibytes.

Etymology

Popularised by a first-person shooter computer game called Quake, the noun gib was a shortened form of giblets (so is pronounced jib). It refers to the bloody body parts of someone that has exploded. The gaming community began using it as a verb form and other first-person shooter games put it into more common usage.

Transitive verb

to gib (past tense and past participle gibbed)

1. to cause someone to explode violently; a violent form of a frag

Noun

gib (plural gibs)

1. (mostly used in plural) the bloody remains of someone who has exploded violently

See also

• frag

Further reading

• Wikipedia article on first-person shooters

Etymology

Unknown origin (18th century)

Noun

gib

1. a bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place

Transitive verb

to gib (past tense and past participle gibbed)

1. to fasten in place with a gib