Originally Posted by
Sabotage10
I was speaking figuratively.
Figuratively: of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, esp. a metaphor; metaphorical; not literal: a figurative expression.
He was being sarcastic.
sar·casm
Pronunciation[sahr-kaz-uhm] –noun
1. harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.