umbrage, swipe, jab, cudgels, flak, barb, remark, bashing, stab, poke fun, broadside, flack, snipe, diss, whacks, chiding, sideswipe, gibe, cue, diatribe, putdown, ribbing, jibe, gander, retort, punching bag, rant, blowhard, taunt, upbraiding, snub, quip, castigation, woodshed, lionizing, scolding, lampooning, critique, bootlicker, guff, sneer, riposte, pillorying, misquote, shenanigan, whupping, belittling, pussyfooting, kudos, brickbat, salvo, olive branch, tirade, razzing, carping, breather, zinger, pratfall, rebuke, whipping boy, jests, poke, misspeaks, flays, showboater, joke, slighting, fearmonger, heckle, blame, rejoinder, aspersions, compliment, criticism, insinuation, hypocrite, rebuff, tosspot, nincompoop, bum steer, micky, enamour, shot, showboating, advantage, mudslinger, shill, posturing, scoffs, pander, fulminations, schtick, laud, reins, kowtow, haymaker, pontificating, invectives, soft soaping

criticism, shooting, shot, unfavorable judgment