splinter
nounfeminine/ˈfaɾ.pɐ/medium
far·pa
Definitions
1A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece.
He got a splinter in his thumb from the old fence.
The glass shattered into tiny splinters.
Common collocations
wood splinterget a splinterremove a splinter
2A sharp or pointed remark, typically one that is critical or sarcastic.
Her speech was full of barbs aimed at her opponents.
He couldn't resist throwing a barb at his colleague.
Common collocations
throw barbsexchange barbs
Etymology
Do germânico '*farpō' (ponta, gancho).