同义词是witticism，意思是讽刺、挖苦，例如：

1.The interpreter at this dinner even managed to translate jokes and witticisms without losing the point.这次宴会的翻译甚至能设法把笑话和俏皮话不失其妙意地翻译出来

2.He tries to lighten his lectures with an occasional witticism.他有时想用俏皮话使课堂活跃。