flyting
/ˈflaɪtɪŋ/
noun
- A verbal contest or exchange of insults, often in a witty or poetic form.
- In medieval Scotland, flyting was a popular form of entertainment at feasts.
- Their argument turned into a flyting, with each trying to outdo the other's insults.
- The two poets engaged in a flyting, trading clever insults in verse.