witty language used to convey insults or scorn

An exercise of good humor or satirical merriment, A demonstration; an event where people gather together to protest for or against a given cause, a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness, verb_ return to a former condition, call to arms; of military personnel, To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite, transitive verb_ To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire, intransitive verb_ To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment, To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate, To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite

To set upon with violent force, To criticize strongly or in a hostile manner, noun_ Battle generally; fight, A falling on with force or violence, or with calumny, satire, or criticism; an onset; an assault