witticism

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noun

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
• Syn:
wit, humor, humour, wittiness
• Derivationally related forms:
witty (for: wittiness), humourous (for: humour), humourist (for: humour), humorous (for: humor), humorist (for: humor), witty (for: wit)
• Members of this Usage Domain:
libation, roaster
• Hypernyms:
message, content, subject matter, substance
• Hyponyms:
jeu d'esprit, bon mot, mot, esprit de l'escalier, pungency,
bite, sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark, repartee,
joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape, caricature,
imitation, impersonation, cartoon, sketch, fun, play,
sport, ribaldry, topper

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wit, humor, humour, wittiness