an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
| barb |
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| dig |
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| gibe |
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| jibe |
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| shaft |
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| shot |
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| slam |
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sample sentences
"his parting shot was `drop dead'""she threw shafts of sarcasm"
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form