Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one);
- Example: "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"[syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter]
2. return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
comeback
n 1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty
or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte,
replication, comeback, counter]
2: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity