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.
Words nearby comeback
come-all-ye, come-at-able, come-hither, come-on, come-outer, comeback, comecon, comedian, comedic, comedienne, comedist
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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