asteism

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστεῖος (asteîos, “of the town; urbane”), from ἄστυ (ástu, “town”). Compare Greek αστεϊσμός (asteïsmós).

Noun

asteism (countable and uncountable, plural asteisms)

  1. Polite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding another.

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