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Originally Posted by Capt. Insane

It doesn't matter what the dictionary says the definition is. The word gib used in this sense is not entirely refering to giblets. FPS games created their own definition for gibs, meaning bits and pieces of body parts and bloody gore, left over after a foe has been exploded. Therefore, you cannot take it's pronunciation from a word spelled differently. It's not instagiblet; it's instagib.

True enough. However, the word was not chosen, redefined, and used in a vacuum. Its etymology is from "giblet."

I also agree that the dictionary is not necessarily the last word. The pussies that compile dictionaries for sure would look at this discussion and say "based upon common usage, either pronunciation is correct." However, their cowardice in saying this is based not upon correct English, but their fear of getting a flak grenade to the head. In this case, a well founded fear.