schlagfertige Antwort — meaning in English

English meaning

• repartee noun A quick, clever reply, or a conversation full of such witty exchanges.
• retort noun A sharp, witty, or cutting reply, especially one that turns an insult back on the person who made it.

Senses

schlagfertige Antwort is used for these senses in English:

• repartee A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
• repartee A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.
• retort A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.

retort — full definition

1. noun A sharp, witty, or cutting reply, especially one that turns an insult back on the person who made it.
2. verb To answer sharply or wittily, especially by turning the original remark back on the speaker.
3. noun A long-necked glass flask used in chemistry, or a sealed vessel used in industry for heating materials at high temperatures.

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