witticism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of witticism
1645–55; derivative of witty, modeled on criticism
Example Sentences
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Not to be outdone by the album’s soaring musical ambience, Styles’ lyrics never disappoint, blending his penchant for witticism with pop-culture philosophy.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
“It’s a witticism, which is fine as a witticism,” Muñoz Machado told Spanish news agency EFE.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2023
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” is a witticism attributed frequently but inaccurately to the great 20th-century British economist John Maynard Keynes.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2020
Hollywood or no Hollywood, Ojai remained our secret getaway — a valley, the witticism went, where heaven is local call.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2019
“Unless you can cut this fog with your next witticism, keep it to yourself.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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