noun
sarcasm, wit, humor, paradox, incongruity, double meaning, twist, absurdity, ridicule, raillery, mockery, burlesque, parody, quip, banter, derision, jibe, taunt, cynicism, black humor, gallows humor, repartee, contradiction, ambiguity, equivocation, innuendo, backhanded compliment*; see also sarcasm. See syn. study atwit.