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barb
noun
1 the barb on the hook cut his finger badly:
spike, prong, point, projection, spur, thorn, needle, prickle, spine, quill, bristle, tine;
technical spicule, spicula, spiculum, spinule.
2 he ignored the barbs from his critics:
insult, sneer, jibe, cut, cutting remark, shaft, affront, slap in the face, slight, rebuff, brickbat, slur, scoff, jeer, taunt;
(barbs) abuse, disparagement, scoffing, scorn, spite, sarcasm, goading, ridiculing, derision, mockery;
informal dig, put-down.