witticism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

/ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-witticism.wav

witticism witticisms

From witty + -icism; coined in the 1670s by John Dryden, by analogy to criticism.

repartee. See also Thesaurus:joke

bon mot gag jape joke one-liner

Weinreich witticism

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