Meanings
nounBibisitting (uncountable)
- colloquialderogatoryuncountableThe act of managing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, like a babysitter would a child.
Israeli media have joked that the high-level visits are a case of “Bibisitting”—near-constant U.S. supervision of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, widely known as “Bibi.”
2025 October 22, Vera Bergengruen, “A Parade of Senior U.S. Officials Descends on Israel for ‘Bibisitting’ Duty”, in The Wall Street Journal, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2025
Origin
Blend of Bibi (“Benjamin Netanyahu”) + babysitting.
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Bibisitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bibisitting
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bibisitting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bibisitting.
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