wittiness

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Noun
  • That is, of course, the irony, since those smaller markets are the very ones that PBS was intended to serve when it was created.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • American humor can often be more brash than British comedy, which is cloaked in irony and self-deprecation.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • CHiPs was real, Kid Cop Nights is fake, and neither the two-dimensional storytelling of the former nor the hacky absurdity of the latter seem to have much in common with either of the shows referencing them.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
  • Like sister-in-law Debra, Amy couldn't win with her future in-laws, sparking a bond between the two over the sheer absurdity of the Barones.
    Kate Hogan, People.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Oscar Contenders Emerging From First Half Include 'Nouvelle Vague' and Jennifer Lawrence for 'Die My Love' Adding to that pressure, most of the guest stars showed up to the first season of the Hollywood satire to play themselves under heightened circumstances.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
  • Featuring David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone, the film stabs at political satire but is best enjoyed for its visceral campy pleasures.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 20 May 2025
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“Wittiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wittiness. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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