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counterjab

counterjab noun: a jab (thrust or insult) delivered in reply to a previous one.

Noun

counterjab (plural counterjabs)

  1. A jab (thrust or insult) delivered in reply to a previous one.
    • And he made a counterjab at the United States, saying that the failure to fully equip Iraqi troops had damaged efforts to bring peace to the country, and if the United States speeded up the process of giving Iraqi troops equipment and weapons, the need for American troops could be significantly...2007 January 18, Damien Cave, “Iraqis Answer Global Critics by Tackling Troubling Issues”, in New York Times

Forms of counterjab

pluralcounterjabs

Origin of counterjab

From counter- + jab.

Questions about counterjab

What does counterjab mean?
Counterjab means a jab (thrust or insult) delivered in reply to a previous one.
What part of speech is counterjab?
Counterjab is a noun.
What is the plural of counterjab?
The plural of counterjab is counterjabs.

Words near counterjab in the dictionary

  1. counterirritated
  2. counterirritates
  3. counterirritating
  4. counterirritation
  5. counterirritations
  6. counterjab
  7. counterjabs
  8. counterjet
  9. counterjets
  10. counterjihad
  11. counterjihadism

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