แขวะ
make a sarcastic remark at someone
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- 1 make a sarcastic remark at someone、take a verbal jab at someone
This word commonly describes making a cutting or sarcastic remark at someone.
make a sarcastic remark at someone、take a verbal jab at someone
To direct a cutting, sarcastic, or provocative remark at someone, often with the intent of getting under their skin.
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เขาชอบแขวะฉันอยู่เรื่อย khǎw chɔ̂ɔp khwɛ̀ chǎn yùu rʉ̂ay He keeps taking jabs at me. เขาชอบแขวะฉันอยู่เรื่อย details
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อย่าแขวะกันได้ไหม yàa khwɛ̀ kan dâay mǎy Can you stop taking jabs at each other? อย่าแขวะกันได้ไหม details
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โพสต์นี้แขวะใครหรือเปล่า phôot níi khwɛ̀ khray rʉ̌ʉ plàaw Is this post taking a jab at someone? โพสต์นี้แขวะใครหรือเปล่า details
Learning notes
Explanation
The most common everyday use of แขวะ is to describe a cutting, sarcastic comment aimed at someone's weakness, mistake, or sensitive spot. It implies more than simply expressing criticism: the remark is meant, or at least likely, to provoke or sting. The target can follow the verb directly, as in แขวะเขา, “take a jab at him/her.” It also appears in expressions such as พูดแขวะ, “speak sarcastically,” and โพสต์แขวะ, a social-media post that takes a swipe at someone. The target may be implied rather than named. Literally, the word refers to cutting or gouging into something to make an opening wider. The figurative sense retains this image of making a sharp, painful cut—only with words.
Usage
It is common in everyday arguments, interpersonal conflicts, entertainment or political coverage, and social-media discussions about indirect attacks or subtweets. The literal cutting sense occurs in contexts involving a knife or another sharp tool, but it is less common in ordinary conversation.
Caution
แขวะ is more personal and confrontational than วิจารณ์, “criticize,” and generally harsher than the potentially playful แซว, “tease.” Using it directly toward someone in a polite or formal setting can sound as though you are trying to start an argument. Do not confuse it with the similarly spelled แหวะ.
Differences from similar words
1 make a sarcastic remark at someone synonyms
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วิจารณ์ means to criticize or evaluate and can be neutral or reasoned. แขวะ specifically suggests a personal, cutting, or sarcastic verbal jab.
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เสียดสี can refer to irony or satire used to criticize people or society. แขวะ is more conversational and often describes a pointed jab aimed at a particular person.
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แซว can mean teasing someone playfully, especially among friends. แขวะ is sharper and is more likely to sound hostile, sarcastic, or provocative.