Related Words for witticism

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wit
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Noun, Noun
humor
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Noun, Noun
humour
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Noun, Noun
aphorism
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Noun
epigram
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Noun
quip
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Noun
sardonic
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Adjective
rejoinder
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Noun
allusion
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Noun
retort
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Noun
punning
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Noun
sarcasm
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Noun
riposte
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Noun
pithy
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Adjective
wordplay
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Noun
repartee
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Noun
satire
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Noun
platitude
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Noun
truism
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Noun
anecdote
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Noun
joke
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Noun
remark
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Noun
cleverness
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Noun
droll
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Adjective
profundity
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Noun
sarcastic
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Adjective
irony
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Noun
erudition
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Noun
disquisition
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Noun
invective
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Noun
snide
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Adjective
impertinence
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Noun
ironical
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Adjective
jesting
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Noun
bon mot
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Phrase, Noun
riff
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Noun
crack
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Noun
zing
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Noun
wipe
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Verb
tagline
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Noun
jibe
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Noun
snipe
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Noun
bantering
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Noun
jeer
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Noun
saying
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Verb
twit
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Noun
wink
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Noun
rally
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Noun
gird
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Noun
gambit
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Noun
ditty
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Noun
skit
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Noun
taunt
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Noun
quibble
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Noun
gimmick
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Noun
gnome
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Noun
shot
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Noun
running joke
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Phrase, Noun
quirk
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Noun
snap
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Noun
quote
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Noun
tidbit
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Noun
runner
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Noun
laugh
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Noun, Verb
fancy
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Noun
twinkle
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Noun
chuckled
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Verb
feeble
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Adjective
barbed
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Adjective
sake
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Noun
expense
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Noun
battered
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Adjective
uttered
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Verb
attempt
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Noun
comprehend
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Verb
greeted
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Verb
cruel
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Adjective
smiled
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Verb
pleased
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Verb
brilliant
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Adjective
occasional
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Adjective
famous
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Adjective
sort
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Noun
subtle
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Adjective
mild
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Adjective
mere
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Adjective
latest
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Adjective
attributed
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Verb
kind
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Noun
caricature
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
cartoon
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Noun, Verb
euphemism
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Noun
excels
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Verb, Noun
fun
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
gag
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Noun, Verb
imitation
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Noun
impersonation
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Noun
mot
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Noun
play
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Verb, Noun
sketch
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
sport
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Noun, Verb
trick
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
wheeze
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Noun, Verb
yak
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Noun, Verb
pidgin
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Noun
milestone
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Noun, Verb
idiomatic
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Adjective, Noun
girly
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Adjective, Noun