repartee
noun/ˌrepɑːˈtiː/
/ˌrepɑːrˈtiː/
[uncountable]- clever and funny comments and replies that are made quickly
- She engaged him in witty repartee.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French repartie ‘replied promptly’, feminine past participle of repartir, from re- ‘again’ + partir ‘set off’.
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