witticism
witticism · witticisms
острота
(guter) Spruch, geflügeltes Wort, Bonmot, witzige Bemerkung
A witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zingerA witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
/ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/
Meaning
1 sensesA witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
(guter) Spruch, geflügeltes Wort, Bonmot
остро́таostróta
More definitions
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Translations
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Origin
From witty + -icism; coined in the 1670s by John Dryden, by analogy to criticism.From witty + -icism; coined in the 1670s by John Dryden, by analogy to criticism.
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Forms
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