satirical wit
Sharp, mocking cleverness
Satirical wit is humor that exposes foolishness, vice, or hypocrisy through clever ridicule.
The phrase emphasizes the sharp, intelligent quality of the mockery rather than broad comedy: Her satirical wit made politicians squirm.
Someone with satirical wit can skewer targets while making audiences laugh—the blade wrapped in a joke.
- social normsShared behavioral expectations
- social commentaryAnalysis of societal conditions
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- punch lineJoke's culminating moment
- biting humorSharp, cutting comedy
novels · irony · sarcasm · sharp tongue · tongue in cheek · dead pan · political ideologies · understatement · plays · parody · hypocrisy · allegory · poems · caricature · political cartoon · fake news · Ancient Greece · lampooning
satirical witsycophancy
Obsequious behavior toward authority
panegyric · hagiography · bootlicking · cheerleading · propaganda
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