as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
a drama critic who is best remembered for his biting witticisms
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Recent Examples of witticism
Throughout, Snook hams for laughs, turning Wilde’s witticisms and epigrams into slapstick.
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The laminated menu taped to the wall was stocked with the usual cheap alcoholic concoctions, plus the occasional witticism and curiosity.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
It’s often noted that TikTok played a major role in the online shift from text to video, changing the shape of memes, as the snappy, often-anonymous witticisms of Twitter were steadily replaced by intimate close-ups of TikTokers monologuing in their bedrooms.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
That is kind of a tongue-in-cheek witticism amongst those who do this for a living.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The laminated menu taped to the wall was stocked with the usual cheap alcoholic concoctions, plus the occasional witticism and curiosity.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
It’s often noted that TikTok played a major role in the online shift from text to video, changing the shape of memes, as the snappy, often-anonymous witticisms of Twitter were steadily replaced by intimate close-ups of TikTokers monologuing in their bedrooms.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
That is kind of a tongue-in-cheek witticism amongst those who do this for a living.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for witticism
Noun
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The site’s users took great joy in watching the feud in real time, responding to the showdown between the president and the world’s wealthiest man with jokes and memes.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Surrounded by her animals at home, Lin watched re-runs of The Big Bang Theory, practicing the cadence of the words, the rising sound of a joke, the pacing of each phrase.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
Noun
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There are a lot of fun moments during the annual Big Slick weekend in Kansas City, and the laughs are shared by the celebrities who take part as well as the audience at the softball game and the gala.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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More laughs ensued when Barton asked if Ulvaeus has ever asked AI programs to write ABBA lyrics.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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“Witticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witticism. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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