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reparteenoun a quick witty responsethat repartee to the reporter's question drew laughs from the bystanders comeback, retort, riposte squelchback talkcrack, quip, sally, wisecrack, witticism, zingercut, insult, put-down good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarksI wish we weren't many miles apart, as repartee is harder to do with text messaging backchat, badinage, banter, chaff, give-and-take, jesting, joshing, persiflage, raillery barb, crack, dig, gag, gambit, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticismdrollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness, richnessfooling, kidding, mocking, razzing, ribbing, ridiculinghumor, wit, wordplaynothingschatter, chitchat, gossip, small talk wit, humor, irony, sarcasm, satire, repartee mean a mode of expression intended to arouse amusement.wit suggests the power to evoke laughter by remarks showing verbal felicity or ingenuity and swift perception especially of the incongruous.a playful wit humor implies an ability to perceive the ludicrous, the comical, and the absurd in human life and to express these usually without bitterness.a sense of humor irony applies to a manner of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is seemingly expressed.the irony of the title sarcasm applies to expression frequently in the form of irony that is intended to cut or wound.given to heartless sarcasm satire applies to writing that exposes or ridicules conduct, doctrines, or institutions either by direct criticism or more often through irony, parody, or caricature.a satire on the Congress repartee implies the power of answering quickly, pointedly, or wittily.a dinner guest noted for repartee in 1637 |