| shot | |
| slam(noun, slight, insult, slur, sneer) | |
| slap(noun, verb, insult, ridicule, sneer) | |
| cut(noun, verb, insult, ridicule, comment) | |
| quip | |
| slight(noun, verb, insult, slur) | |
| arrow(noun, point, beam, shaft, hook) | |
| barbel | |
| hook(noun, needle) | |
| indignity(noun, verb, slight, insult, slur) | |
| insulting remark | |
| outrage(noun, verb, cut, slight, insult) | |
| pin(noun, point, needle, sharpness) | |
| set | |
| taunt(noun, insult, provocation, sneer, gibe) | |
| barbule | |
| brickbat(verb, insult, sneer, gibe) | |
| claw(noun, top, head, spur, tip) | |
| crack(noun, insult, ridicule, sneer, gibe) | |
| criticism(noun, insult, comment, sneer, gibe) |
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