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  1. banter
    light teasing repartee
  2. raillery
    light teasing
  3. repartee
    adroitness and cleverness in reply
  4. backchat
    light teasing repartee
  5. jeu d'esprit
    a witty comment or writing
  6. ribaldry
    ribald humor
  7. rebuff
    a deliberate discourteous act
  8. snub
    refuse to acknowledge
  9. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  10. vilification
    slanderous defamation
  11. contumely
    rude language intended to offend or hurt
  12. vituperation
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  13. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  14. vitriol
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  15. revilement
    a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
  16. scurrility
    foul-mouthed or abusive language
  17. billingsgate
    foul-mouthed or abusive language
  18. esprit de l'escalier
    a witty remark that occurs to you too late
  19. libation
    the act of pouring a liquid offering as a religious ceremony
  20. pungency
    a strong odor or taste property
  21. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  22. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  23. caustic remark
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  24. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
  25. trope
    language used in a nonliteral sense
  26. mot
    a clever remark
  27. bon mot
    a witty or clever remark
  28. topper
    a worker who makes or adds the top to something
  29. jape
    a humorous remark intended to provoke laughter
  30. jest
    activity characterized by good humor
  31. witticism
    a message whose ingenuity has the power to evoke laughter
Created on 四月 22, 2009 (updated 五月 19, 2009)

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