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witticism

Clever, amusing remark

• bon motClever, memorable remark
• epigramPithy, memorable saying
• clever remarkQuick, sharp observation

aphorism · quips · wordplay · puns · drollery · facetiousness · irony · double entendre · sharp humor · satirical wit

verbal sparring

Competitive witty exchange

• badinagePlayful, teasing conversation
• railleryHumorous, affectionate teasing
• persiflageFlippant, teasing discourse

teasing · back-and-forth · crosstalk · joking · jesting · ribbing · joshing · pleasantries · chitchat · wordplay

riposte

Swift clever reply

• rejoinderReply to a reply
• quipBrief, clever remark
• sallySudden outward attack

snappy comeback · counter · parry · counterstroke · zinger · one-liner · swift response · barb

literary circles

Communities of writers, critics

• Dorothy ParkerRazor-tongued New Yorker

dialectic

Logical argument through opposition

• disputationFormal argumentative exchange
• verbal duelCompetitive exchange of arguments
• cut and thrustCompetitive back-and-forth conflict

argumentation · forensics · polemic · cross-examination · rebuttal · contention

• comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
• humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
• French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
• clever humordry wit, wordplay, clever wordplay, puns, irony
• comedy stylesjokes, sarcasm, puns, irony, parody
• comedy writingjoke, jokes, comedy, satire, parody