repartee

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
2. (countable, uncountable) A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.
3. (countable, uncountable) A skill in replying swiftly and wittily.

Verb

1. (transitive) To reply with a repartee.
2. (transitive) To have a repartee (a conversation marked by witty retorts or replies).

Synonyms

snip-snap

retort

wit

jest

joke

🤣

pun

quip

rap

scrap

scrum

wittiness

wordplay

quick reply

badinage

eutrapelia

converse

fight

Translations

repartie

hazırcevap

Schlagfertigkeit

ingenio

eutrapélie

schlagfertige Antwort

ανταπάντηση

ετοιμολογία

ευφυής απάντηση

replica

risposta arguta

chispa

gracejo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹɛpɑɹˈteɪ/

Etymology

From French repartie, a deverbal of repartir (“to retort”).