caustic remark, n.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
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caustic remark irony sarcasm satire
sample sentences
"he used sarcasm to upset his opponent""irony is wasted on the stupid"
"Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
lexical pointers
derivationally related form