Barb meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

Spike, prong, point, projection, spur, thorn, needle, prickle, spine, quill, bristle, tine, spicule, spicula, spiculum, spinule, arrow, dart, quill,  shaft,  thistle, insult, sneer, jibe, cut, cutting remark, shaft, affront, a slap in the face, slight, rebuff, brickbat, slur, scoff, jeer, taunt, abuse, disparagement, scoffing, scorn, spite, sarcasm, goading, ridiculing, derision, mockery, dig, put-down, etc.

What are some antonyms of the word of the day?

Some antonyms of the word are:

Kindness, praise, compliment, etc.

Quotation:

Discounting the ineffably repetitive homophobic barbs that I receive most days, Twitter trolls’ most common gripe against me appears to be that I am ‘posh.’ Contrary to their unshakeable view, I was not born into the upstairs world.

Robert Rinder

Social Example:

Many say Ahmed Patel was to Congress what Amit Shah is to the BJP. In 2018, this is how he responded to PM Modi's barb on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme. Patel died of multi-organ failure on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/S0V5PE0SDM

— Brut India (@BrutIndia) November 25, 2020

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