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Does any one know the origin of the word "jib"?

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Robs
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yeah, does anyone know why jibbing is called jibbing? just curious
Sep 27 2009 9:41PM
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inactive
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sir francis jib

look that shit up in the search bar, his tale hath been told before
Sep 27 2009 9:42PM
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specialh
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jib in my pants....shit idk man
Sep 27 2009 9:43PM
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Robs
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lol yeah i tried searching for the origins of the word "jib" but i couldn't find it anywhere
Sep 27 2009 9:47PM
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jibbpeter
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jibbing means "messing around". like jumping\spinning on signs etc...
Sep 27 2009 9:49PM
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Malcolm
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its bij backwards, which is latin for awesome maneuvers while skiing
Sep 27 2009 9:52PM
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turbo_penguin
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i'm pretty sure snowboarding.  like old school snowboarding, when it was just starting.  don't remember where I heard that tho.
Sep 27 2009 10:00PM
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thatguy10-2
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its short for Jibanananda Das, a Bengali poet
Sep 27 2009 10:50PM
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Baker
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It's a sailing term, but i don't know how exactly it transferred over to snowboarding/skiing. I just remember sal masekala saying "taking down the jib" all the time at the x-games 10 years ago. "taking down the jib" is something you due to transfer the sail of a boat from one side to another.
Sep 28 2009 12:58PM
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powderhound100
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the jib is the sail the small sail in front of the mast (the big pole). Taking down the jib would just be taking it down.
Sep 28 2009 1:07PM
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highaltNM
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haha
Sep 28 2009 1:23PM
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BroBomb
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It derives from the Latin: jiberitas. Which is a term to describe how the ancient Greeks would slide up and down each other's rails after a hot and sweaty battle with the Persians (see 300).

Actually I have no idea, but if you'd like to add your 2 cents to a discussion about the future of jib tricks on skis check out Bro Bomb!

Sep 28 2009 1:47PM
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jonkreation
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you my friend need to consult an etymologist. they can be found at comicons, assorted scifi events, and anywhere that action role playing is practiced.
Sep 28 2009 11:08PM
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abc8tr8we98g
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I believe it was coined by the germans in 1845...in german of course it means a whales vagina
Sep 29 2009 12:34AM
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aapowpowwiz
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It's was named after John Ivana Bangyu in 2000
Sep 29 2009 12:39AM
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.peter
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I assume we got it from snowboarding, which probably means some skateboarders used it at some point. I'm pretty sure skiers didn't make it up.
Sep 29 2009 12:40AM
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fatbastard
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Pretty sure the term was coined by snowboarder Nick Perata back in the late 80s. I used to edit the Standard Snowboard Show and we had a segment with a bunch of guys sliding an old pipe up on Mt. Rose and discussing the origins of it all.
Sep 29 2009 1:29AM
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