Dig
Dig noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.
Usage example: got in a couple of digs about lawyers at my friend's expense
Nearby Words: digging, digged
Epithet
Epithet noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.
Usage example: the school has a strict ban against the use of racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual epithets
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Epithet and Dig. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/epithet
Dig & Epithet. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/epithet>.
Epithet or Dig. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig/epithet.
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