verbal jabs
- barbsSharp points or jibes
- zingersClever cutting remarks
- quipsBrief witty remarks
- insultsDisparaging remarks
- digsInformal term for home
snark · sarcasm · cutting · sharp · witty · biting · retort · comeback · mockery · taunt · jeer · needling · ribbing · teasing · snide · caustic · remark · sting
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
- tauntstaunts, taunt, taunting, neener neener, insults
- witticismsquips, witticisms, witticism, bon mots, bon mot
intent/tone
verbal jabscompliments
Expressions of admiration
praise · kind words · flattery · accolades · sweet nothings
engagement type
verbal jabssilence
Total lack of sound
biting one's tongue · keeping mum · saying nothing · restraint · civil discourse