barb
[noun]
Synonyms:
- dig, affront, cut, gibe, insult, sarcasm, scoff, sneer
- point, bristle, prickle, prong, quill, spike, spur, thorn

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barb /bɑːb $ bɑːrb/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: barbe 'barb, beard', from Latin barba]

1. the sharp curved point of a hook, arrow etc that prevents it from being easily pulled out

2. a remark that is clever and amusing, but also cruel
⇒ barbed

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