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waggery collapse: waggish behavior

quiddity collapse: the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

cutting remark collapse

scintillate collapse: physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"; give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"

bon mot collapse: a clever remark

nasty crack collapse

play on words collapse

make fun of collapse

kid around collapse

persiflage collapse: light teasing

pun collapse: a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"; make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

parting shot collapse

wisecrack collapse: witty remark; make a comment, usually ironic

mot collapse: a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes

apothegm collapse

aphorism collapse: a short pithy instructive saying

scoff at collapse

foolery collapse

witticism collapse

repartee collapse: adroitness and cleverness in reply

anomaly collapse: (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

sneer collapse: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls; a contemptuous or scornful remark; smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"; express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"

scintillation collapse: the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight; a brilliant display of wit; (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

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

whimsy collapse

Parthian shot 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"

oddity collapse: a strange attitude or habit; eccentricity that is not easily explained

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

quirk collapse: a narrow groove beside a beading; twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

yak collapse: large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated; noisy talk

cavil collapse: raise trivial objections

quibble collapse: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections; argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"; evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

idiosyncrasy collapse: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

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

sparkle collapse: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"; be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"; reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"

singularity collapse: the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions"; strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual

pleasantry collapse: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"

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

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