witticism
21witticism — wit·ti·cism …
22witticism — wit•ti•cism [[t]ˈwɪt əˌsɪz əm[/t]] n. a witty remark or sentence; jest; quip • Etymology: 1645–55; der. of witty, modeled on criticism …
23witticism — /ˈwɪtəsɪzəm / (say wituhsizuhm) noun a witty remark; a joke. {from witty; modelled on criticism} …
24witticism — Ōlelo hō aka aka, ōlelo ho omāke aka …
25witticism — n. a witty remark. Etymology: coined by Dryden (1677) f. WITTY, after criticism …
26bon mot — n. (pl. bons mots pronunc. same or) a witty saying. Etymology: F * * * noun a clever remark • Syn: ↑mot • Regions: ↑France, ↑French Republic • …
27jest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. joke, jape; wit, humor, clowning; practical joke; jocularity, pun, gag, wisecrack, witticism, bon mot; sport, fun; make believe, fooling. v. i. fool, joke; crack wise, gag; play the fool. II (Roget s… …
28joke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jest, gag, wisecrack, witticism, bon mot; fooling, kidding, joshing. v. i. josh, jest, gag. See wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An action intended to be funny] Syn. prank, buffoonery, game, sport, frolic …
29quip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. joke, witticism, retort, repartee, [wise]crack (sl.). See wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A witticism] Syn. jest, repartee, bon mot, one liner; see joke 2 , pun . 2. [A jeer] Syn. gibe, mockery,… …
30mot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. witticism, quip, epigram. See maxim. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bon mot, quip, witticism, remark, adage, maxim; see also proverb , saying . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. witticism, quip, bon mot,… …
