little dig

Frequency: 7.210.5 per million words

A minor, often subtle, critical or sarcastic remark.

digADJECTIVE + NOUN

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little

Examples (10)

  • They were having a little dig at her about the way she tells everybody else what to do.
  • He couldn't resist making a little dig about my new haircut.
  • Her comment about his 'busy schedule' was a little dig at his lack of contribution.
  • That was a little dig, wasn't it? You didn't have to say that.
  • Throughout the meeting, he kept getting in a little dig here and there about the budget cuts.
  • I decided to ignore his little dig and tried to change the subject.
  • The article included a subtle little dig at the competitor's recent product failure.
  • Even in his praise, there was often a little dig hidden in his words.
  • Was that a compliment or a little dig? I can never tell with him.
  • She made a little dig at her ex-husband's cooking skills during dinner.