About The Word Witticism
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Witticism
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What's The Definition Of Witticism?
[n] a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Synonyms | Synonyms for Witticism: humor | humour | wit | wittiness Related Terms | Find terms related to Witticism: See Also | bon mot | caricature | cartoon | caustic remark | content | fun | gag | imitation | impersonation | irony | jape | jest | jeu d'esprit | joke | laugh | message | mot | play | repartee | ribaldry | sarcasm | satire | sketch | sport | subject matter | substance | topper | wheeze | yak Witticism In Webster's Dictionary \Wit"ti*cism\, n. [From {Witty}.]
A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly
witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. --Milton.
He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and
witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic
verse. --Addison.
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