barb
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One barb often circulated online skewers Katz with the ultimate diss for clueless interlopers: “Rob Katz skis in jeans.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The next day, when other wedding guests asked Louise what she did for a living, Clifford would interject with the barb that "one thing she doesn't do is know how to work an oven properly".
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
Reba’s dig at Stracke’s son was the sort of casual, unthinking barb that plenty of Southern mothers have perfected, tossed into a group conversation as nonchalantly as a request for sweet tea.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025
Perry was a sarcasm ninja, honoring both the barb and the inevitable insecurity that launched it.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2023
I crawled under the barb wire, stepped around a wet cow splat, and headed for the Snodgrass barn.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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