repartee
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I also consulted the book "Viva La Repartee" by Mardy Grothe.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2011
The Ballads of Riddle and Repartee do not amount to very many in our tongue.
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank
Repartee is saying on the instant what you didn't say until the next morning.
From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)
James's Repartee; or the witticisms of fashion, taste, and the bon ton: . . .
From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various
Repartee should be indulged in with moderation, and never kept up, as it degenerates into the vulgarity of an altercation.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.
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