Meanings
tib1
tib2
nountib (plural tibs)
plural tibs
- obsoleteA working-class woman.
- obsoleteA prostitute.
every Coystril that comes inquiring for his Tib
c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]1 more example
But this woman was, he thought, no tib, no purveyor of holy mutton.
1964, Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like The Sun - obsoleteA young girl, a sweetheart.
TiB3
symbol
- abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of tebibyte.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
Broader
computer memory unit
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Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tib
libcribribnibbibglibtribsibjibbibbgibHibsquibchibBzybcut of one's jibdribdybprime ribsnibspareribvib.
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APA
tib. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tib
MLA
“tib.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tib. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tib,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tib.
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