counterjab

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noun

A jab (thrust or insult) delivered in reply to a previous one.

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Meanings

nouncounterjab (plural counterjabs)

plural counterjabs

  1. A jab (thrust or insult) delivered in reply to a previous one.
    1 more example

    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 reduced within three to six months.

    2007 January 18, Damien Cave, “Iraqis Answer Global Critics by Tackling Troubling Issues”, in New York Times

Origin

From counter- + jab.

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Cite this entry
APA

counterjab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterjab

MLA

“counterjab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterjab. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterjab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterjab.

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