(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
1.
A ~ is a remark that is intended be amusing or clever. (WRITTEN)
The commentators make endless ~s about the female players’ appearance.
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2.
To ~ means to say something that is intended to be amusing or clever. (WRITTEN)
‘He’ll have to go on a diet,’ Ballard ~ped...
The chairman ~ped that he would rather sell his airline than his computer systems.
VERB: V with quote, V that