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    [Noun]  | "rib" | \ ˈrib \


    1: any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera

    2: a cut of meat including a rib

    3: a boneless cut of meat (such as beef or pork) from a rib section

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English ribb; akin to Old High German rippi rib, Old Church Slavic rebro, and probably to Greek erephein to roof over;

    [Noun]  | "rib" 


    1: joke

    2: parody

    Origin: 1929 ;

     {see: |rib:4|rib:4};

    [Noun]  | "rib cage" 


    1: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them

    Origin: 1883 ;

    [Noun]  | "rib eye" 


    1: the large piece of meat that lies along the outer side of the rib (as of a steer); also : a serving of this

    Origin: 1926 ;

    [Noun]  | "rib roast" 


    1: a cut of meat containing the large piece that lies along the outer side of the rib

    Origin: 1627 ;

    [Noun]  | "rib eye steak" 


    1: a large, tender cut of beef from the outer side of the rib

    [Noun]  | "false rib" 


    1: a rib whose cartilages unite indirectly or not at all with the sternum

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "floating rib" 


    1: a rib (such as one of either of the last two pairs in humans) that has no attachment to the sternum

    Origin: 1831 ;

    [Verb]  | "rib" 


    1: to furnish or enclose with ribs

    2: to knit so as to form vertical ridges in

    Origin: circa 1547 ;

    [Verb]  | "rib" 


    1: to poke fun at : kid

    Origin: 1912 ;

     Probably from {see: |rib:1|rib:1}; from the tickling of the ribs to cause laughter;

    [Noun]  | "rib" 


    1: a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect;


      * e.g., " ... the movie is a rib of the dramatic love story that was so popular in the 1950s "



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    2: something said or done to cause laughter;


      * e.g., " ... began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often "



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    [Verb]  | "rib" 


    1: to make fun of in a good-natured way;


      * e.g., " ... ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play "



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     [ "rib" ]

    1: to make fun of

      * e.g.,  ... why you ribbin him 

     [ "rib" ]

    1: your lady.

      * e.g.,  ... Gotta roll yo, my rib just got home. 

     [ "rib" ]

    2: your girl.

     [ "rib" ]

    3: your wife.

     [ "rib" ]

    4: God took Adam's rib to make Eve.

     [ "rib" ]

    1: to talk about; clown or tease somebody

      * e.g.,  ... ugh them shoes is sooo ugly, im bouta rib the fuck outta u! 

     [ "rib" ]

    1: A prank, a joke or even a practical joke.

      * e.g.,  ... We hid his car keys as a rib would mean that it was done in joking, prank-like fashion. 

     [ "rib" ]

    1: Slang in the "biblical" sense for wife or spouse, as in Adam's rib was used to make Eve. Sometimes used in a derogatory sense like "ol' ball and chain"...

      * e.g.,  ... "Me and the rib will be at the party to watch everyone get plastered tonight"... 

     [ "ribbing" ]

    1: The act or instance of joking or teasing. See also banter.

      * e.g.,  ... Stop your ribbing, I don't find it funny at all. 

     [ "RIBS" ]

    1: Ratio Induced Bitch Syndrome, happens at schools or offices where there are just a few hot girls. They get it in their heads that because they are so "hot" that they are too good to be talked/dated/played with.

      * e.g.,  ... OMG that girl has RIBS, i hate this school! 

     [ "RIBs" ]

    1: Ratio Induced Bitch- normally found at schools where women are in the minority, such as all engineering schools.

      * e.g.,  ... "That girl use to be so nice then she went to RPI and got RIBs" 

     [ "Ribbed" ]

    1: the term used when someone has been seriously dissed or boyd

      * e.g.,  ... ooooh dude you just got ribbed 

     [ "Rib" ]

    1: A cannabis / marijuana cigarette.

      * e.g.,  ... Let's roll another rib before the movie starts. 

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