riposte

American  

[ri-pohst] / rɪˈpoʊst /

Or ripost

noun

1. a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke.

   a brilliant riposte to an insult.

2. Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge.

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verb (used without object)

riposted, riposting

1. to make a riposte.

2. to reply or retaliate.

riposte British  

/ rɪˈpəʊst, rɪˈpɒst /

noun

1. a swift sharp reply in speech or action

2. fencing a counterattack made immediately after a successful parry

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verb

1. (intr) to make a riposte

Etymology

Origin of riposte

First recorded in 1700–10; from French, variant of risposte “prompt answer,” from Italian risposta, noun use of feminine past participle of rispondere “to answer,” from Vulgar Latin respondere (unrecorded) for Latin respondēre; respond

Example Sentences

There were questions asked of Scotland and head coach Gregor Townsend after the opening weekend defeat by Italy but you would struggle to find a more emphatic riposte than their 31-20 victory over England.

From BBC

Bellingham found the net late in the rout of Monaco and celebrated by chugging imaginary drinks, which was an apparent riposte to claims he has been enjoying Spanish nightlife.

From Barron's

Confronted by what the authors call “unrelenting brutality,” when given the chance—for example, after the British riposted in the South from late 1778—this beleaguered minority readily retaliated.

From The Wall Street Journal

We'll get Rodgers's riposte in time, but his era is over now.

From BBC

As critic Gary Scharnhorst writes in an afterword to a recent edition of this classic: “The riposte to ‘it can’t happen here’ is ‘it already has.”

From Salon