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chib - What does it mean?

Definition of 'chib'

English

Alternative forms

* chiv, shiv, shive

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (Scotland|Geordie|slang) A shiv (makeshift knife).
  • Verb

  • (Scotland|Geordie|slang) To shiv (stab).
  • * 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 61:
  • And if they had knives too, their gang had all knives and people were going to get chibbed .

    References

    * Scottish Vernacular Dictionary ----

    Similar to 'chib'

    cob, cab, chub, cobb, chubb, cub