picong

/ ˈpɪkɒŋ /

noun

1. any teasing or satirical banter, originally a verbal duel in song

Word History and Origins

Origin of picong¹

from Spanish picón mocking, from picar to pierce; compare picador

Example Sentences

Rather like today’s verbal argy-bargies between rappers such as Drake and Pusha T, early 20th-century calypsonians also elevated barbed banter into a showbiz art called picong, and locals would gleefully look forward to calypsonians’ response to every scandal and row.

From The Guardian