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riposte

/ riposte /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
Type of:
reply response
Kinds of:
sass sassing backtalk back talk lip
Derived:
counter retort come back repay return
verb Sense 2
answer back
Type of:
answer reply respond
Derived:
rejoinder retort return replication comeback
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
2
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reply response sass sassing backtalk back talk lip answer respond