repartee

is a prudent insult in retort practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend.

REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.

is a street-fighter insult with a dress suit on.

Repartee is a street-fighter insult with a dress suit on.

is knowing what to say after you’ve just missed your chance to say it

is retribution practiced by gentlemen who have an aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend.

is any remark which is so clever that it makes the listener wish he had said it himself.

is a cutting remark made by a sharp tongue to slit someone's throat.

Repartee is a cutting remark made by a sharp tongue to slit someone's throat.

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