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comeback collapse: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

cutting remark collapse

quip collapse

parting shot collapse

foolery collapse

back talk collapse

rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

Parthian shot collapse

gibe collapse

scoff collapse: treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"

jeer collapse: showing your contempt by derision; laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

fleer collapse: contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words; to smirk contemptuously

reverberation collapse

countermeasure collapse: an action taken to offset another action

antiphon collapse: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

counterstroke collapse

repartee collapse: adroitness and cleverness in reply

jape collapse

rescript collapse: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

flout collapse

slap collapse: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand); hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

jab collapse: a quick short straight punch; a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"; poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"; strike or punch with quick and short blows

transformer collapse: an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage

taunt collapse

chemical apparatus collapse

replication collapse: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"; (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer; (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

melting pot collapse: an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated

test tube collapse: glass tube closed at one end

swipe collapse: a sweeping stroke or blow; strike with a swiping motion

get back at collapse

receipt collapse: an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made; mark or stamp as paid

talk back collapse

answer back collapse

rejoin collapse: join again

jest collapse: activity characterized by good humor

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

aerosol collapse: a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas); a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas

counterrevolution collapse: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

retort collapse: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat; answer back

bon mot collapse: a clever remark

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