Here's How You Pronounce "Gib" Correctly, According To Doom Guy John Romero

Darryn Bonthuys
5/22/2024

According to the dictionary, the word "gib" is a delightful piece of gamer slang short for "giblets" and used when you've blown someone into a bloody pile of meat and organs. And according to John Romero, the legendary developer behind Doom, a lot of you have also been incorrectly pronouncing it, as a lot of people tend to use a hard "G" when saying the word.As someone who helped lead the charge in creating video games where enemies would regularly explode into a chunky soup of blood and guts, Romero was asked for his expertise on how the world should be pronounced.Gibs is pronounced with a soft "g" like in "giblets," the word from which it originates, or "gentleman." https://t.co/vDgudi5pjg — John Romero 🤘🏽 (@romero) May 22, 2024 And there you go. If you've been using it in conversation, just know that you've been referencing Mark Harmon's character of Leroy Jethro Gibbs from NCIS, not the art of destructively deconstructing bodies. Although, since this is the internet, some people will disagree with the experts on anything.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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