Witticism

n.

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A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse. - Addison.

Noun

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witticism - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter Synonyms: humor, wit, wittiness, humour

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