witticism

Noun
Synonyms: withumorhumourwittiness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughterSynonyms: withumorhumourwittiness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Witticism \Wit"ti*cism\, n. [From Witty.] A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

The Devil's Dictionary

WITTICISM, n. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted, and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a "joke."
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