comeback
[ kuhm-bak ]
/ ˈkʌmˌbæk /
noun
a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position, prosperity, etc.: The ex-champion kept trying to make a comeback.
a clever or effective retort; rejoinder; riposte: That was a great comeback the comedian made to the hecklers.
Informal. a basis or cause of complaint: If you insist on buying these pointed shoes, you'll have no comeback when your toes start to hurt.
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RELATED WORDS
resurgence, return, revival, rebound, improvement, victory, winning, rally, rejoinder, repartee, quip, retaliation, riposte, reply, response
Nearby words
- come-all-ye,
- come-at-able,
- come-hither,
- come-on,
- come-outer,
- comecon,
- comedial,
- comedian,
- comedic,
- comedienne
Origin of comeback
First recorded in 1815–25; noun use of verb phrase come back
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comeback
/ (ˈkʌmˌbæk) /
noun informal
verb come back (intr, adverb)
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comeback
"verbal retort," 1889, from come + back (adj.). Meaning "recovery, return to former position or condition after retirement or loss" is attested from 1908, American English.
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