repartee

n.

1. A swift, witty reply.
2. Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts. See synonyms at wit¹.

[French repartie, from feminine past participle of repartir, to retort, from Old French, to retort, to depart again : re-, re- + partir, to depart (from Latin partīre, to divide, from pars, part-, part).]

noun

A spirited, incisive reply: comeback, retort, riposte. See ask/answer.

n

Definition: pleasant conversation
Antonyms: argument, disagreement, fight

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repartee [rep‐ar‐tee], a rapid and witty response in conversation, especially one that turns an insult back on its originator; or a succession of such replies in a dialogue between characters (usually in a drama). The term may also be applied to a person's talent for making witty replies.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

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.

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IN BRIEF: A ready, witty, or apt reply.

A repartee is what a person thinks of after he becomes a departee. — Dan Bennett

Dansk (Danish)
n. - slagfærdighed, vittigt svar

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevat antwoord, het geven van gevatte antwoorden

Français (French)
n. - répartie, conversation à bâtons rompus, (avoir) de l'esprit, (avoir) la réplique facile

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlagfertigkeit, schlagfertige Antwort

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εύστοχη απάντηση, πνευματώδης διάλογος

Italiano (Italian)
risposta spiritosa, pronta replica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - réplica (f)

Русский (Russian)
остроумный ответ

Español (Spanish)
n. - réplica, rápida sucesión de réplicas o salidas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snabb replik, slagfärdighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
机敏的应答, 机敏应答的才能

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 機敏的應答, 機敏應答的才能

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 재치 있는 즉답, 즉답하는 재간

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 当意即妙の応答, 巧妙な即答の才

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جواب سريع, سرعه البديهه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תשובה שנונה, מענה מהיר, צחצוח-מלים מבדח‬

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