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banality, barb, bromide, cliche, comment, commonplace, courtesy, crack, dig, gambit, gibe, jibe, kibbitz, kibitz, mention, notice, obiter dictum, observation, passing comment, platitude, ploy, point out, quip, reference, reflection, reflexion, sally, shaft, shot, slam, wisecrack

ad-lib, adieu, adios, aim, animadvert, arrivederci, aspersion, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, banality, barb, bon mot, bracket, bromide, bruise, bye, bye-bye, careless, casual, catty, cheap shot, cheerio, cliche, clincher, comeback, commonplace, compliment, complimentary, conversation stopper, counter, courtesy, crack, cut, decisive factor, dig, dignify, feelings, gag, gambit, gibe, good-by, good-bye, goodby, goodbye, good day, impromptu, imprudent, incautious, indelicate, inept, infelicitous, innocuous, interjection, interpellation, interpolation, interposition, in passing, ironic, jape, jest, jibe, joke, keyed, laudatory, laugh, lead, mention, miss, mot, obiter dictum, observation, off-putting, offend, off the cuff, passing comment, pertain, platitude, pleasantry, ploy, pointless, preface, provocative, put-down, quip, reassuring, reference, reflection, reflexion, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, rib, riposte, sally, sayonara, shaft, shot, significance, slam, slighting, slur, sneer, sore, so long, squelch, squelcher, stabbing, stinger, stopper, strike, stung, takedown, tangential, tart, unguarded, unkind, untimely, wisecrack, zinger

mention, note, notice, observance, observation, observe, say, state, statement, tell

comment, mention, note, notice, observation, observe, point out