noun

1. A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.

   “He flung subtle jibes at her until she couldn’t bear to work with him any longer.”

verb

1. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.

2. To say in a mocking or taunting manner.

3. To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.

Synonyms: flout