ad-lib - remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"

courtesy - a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

gambit, ploy - an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

obiter dictum, passing comment - an incidental remark

mention, reference - a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"

reflexion, observation, reflection - a remark expressing careful consideration

rib - a teasing remark

sally, wisecrack, quip, crack - witty remark

gibe, jibe, barb, dig, shaft, slam, shot - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

conversation stopper, stopper - a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

banality, cliche, commonplace, platitude, bromide - a trite or obvious remark

zinger - a striking or amusing or caustic remark; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition"

statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"

account, report - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

earful - an outpouring of gossip

hearsay, rumor, rumour - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth - gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"

malicious gossip, scandal, dirt - disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

talk of the town, talk - idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"

criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

note, remark, mention, observe - make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"

wisecrack - make a comment, usually ironic

kibbitz, kibitz - make unwanted and intrusive comments

second-guess - evaluate or criticize with hindsight

explain, explicate - make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

disc-jockey, disk-jockey, DJ - comment on music to be played; "He has a job diskjockeying on the weekend"

interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to