"GIB" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: GIBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} GIB (plural GIBs)
  1. (aviation, slang) Initialism of guy in back (someone who sits in the back of a jet). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: guy in back (extra: someone who sits in the back of a jet) Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: backseater

Inflected forms

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