Sarcasm And Irony Vocabulary

noun mockery or ridicule

• The speaker was met with derision from the audience after making an unpopular statement.
• She couldn't help but burst into derision when she saw his outfit.
• The group of friends were throwing derision at each other all night.
• The artist's new painting was met with derision, but he stood by his work.

noun a taunting or mocking remark

verb to make taunting or mocking remarks

• The politician responded with a gibe towards his opponent during the debate.
• He couldn't help but make a gibe about his friend's new haircut.
• She always has a quick gibe ready for anyone who crosses her.
• His words were like a sharp gibe, cutting through the tension in the room.

noun a pair of quotation marks made in the air with one's fingers to indicate that the enclosed text should be understood as being ironic or otherwise non-literal

• During the presentation, the speaker used air quotes to emphasize certain key terms.
• She always does this thing with her fingers when she's talking, like air quotes or something.
• I can't stand it when people use air quotes like they're too cool for regular words.
• His apology seemed insincere, as if he was using air quotes around the words 'I'm sorry'.