sarcastic remark
91dig — I [[t]dɪg[/t]] v. dug, dig•ging, 1) to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation 2) to make one s way or work by or as if by removing or turning over material: to dig through …
92gibe — or jibe II [[t]dʒaɪb[/t]] v. gibed, gib•ing, n. 1) to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer 2) to taunt; deride 3) a taunting or sarcastic remark • Etymology: 1560–70; perh. < MF giber to handle roughly, shake, der. of gibe staff, billhook… …
93dig — I. /dɪg / (say dig) verb (dug or, Archaic, digged, digging) –verb (i) 1. to break up, turn over, or remove earth, etc., as with a spade; make an excavation. 2. to make one s way by, or as by, digging. –verb (t) 3. to penetrate and loosen (the… …
94gibe — [c]/dʒaɪb / (say juyb) verb (gibed, gibing) –verb (i) 1. to utter mocking words; scoff; jeer. –verb (t) 2. to taunt; deride; flout. –noun 3. a taunting or sarcastic remark. Also, jibe. {? from Old French giber handle roughly, shake, from gibe… …
95quip — /kwɪp / (say kwip) noun 1. a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest. 2. a clever or witty saying. 3. a quibble. 4. an odd or fantastic action or thing. –verb (i) (quipped, quipping) 5. to utter quips. {backformation from quippy quip, from Latin… …
96hit — [hit] vt. hit, hitting [ME hitten < OE hittan < ON hitta, to hit upon, meet with < IE base * keid , to fall > Welsh cwydd, a fall] 1. to come against, usually with force; strike [the car hit the tree] 2. to give a blow to; strike;… …
97quip — [kwip] n. [contr. < earlier quippy < L quippe, indeed, forsooth < quid,WHAT + pe, emphatic enclitic] 1. a witty or, esp. formerly, sarcastic remark or reply; jest or gibe 2. a quibble; cavil 3. something curious or odd vt. quipped,… …
98quip — n. & v. n. 1 a clever saying; an epigram; a sarcastic remark etc. 2 a quibble; an equivocation. v.intr. (quipped, quipping) make quips. Derivatives: quipster n. Etymology: abbr. of obs. quippy perh. f. L quippe forsooth …
99squash´er — squash1 «skwosh», verb, noun, adverb. –v.t. 1. to squeeze or press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: »The boy squashed the bug. The package was squashed in the mail. 2. to put an end to; stop by force; suppress; quash: »The principal moved quickly …
100wisecrack — sarcastic or nasty remark She made a funny wisecrack during the speech which caused the audience to start laughing …
