Repartee
noun
Quick, witty replies or comments within a conversation.
Her repartee kept the whole dinner table laughing throughout the evening.
Often appears as...
- quick repartee
- clever repartee
noun
A conversation in which those involved make or exchange quick and clever remarks or comments.
Their repartee made them popular at social gatherings.
Often appears as...
- witty repartee
- humorous repartee
noun
Quick, witty replies or comments within a conversation.
Her repartee kept the whole dinner table laughing throughout the evening.
Often appears as...
- quick repartee
- clever repartee
noun
A conversation in which those involved make or exchange quick and clever remarks or comments.
Their repartee made them popular at social gatherings.
Often appears as...
- witty repartee
- humorous repartee
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Pro Tip 1/3Positive Mood
Repartee usually suggests a light-hearted and positive atmosphere in the conversation.
At the party, Mark's repartee was so entertaining that everyone was in high spirits.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Fluency
Understanding cultural references can enhance repartee's effect. It often includes humor that relies on shared knowledge.
The British repartee often includes clever references to local events and history.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Friendly
Repartee can sometimes include teasing or sarcasm, but is not intended to be hurtful.
Sarah's repartee during the debate was full of witty jabs at her opponent's arguments.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Mood
Repartee usually suggests a light-hearted and positive atmosphere in the conversation.
At the party, Mark's repartee was so entertaining that everyone was in high spirits.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Fluency
Understanding cultural references can enhance repartee's effect. It often includes humor that relies on shared knowledge.
The British repartee often includes clever references to local events and history.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Friendly
Repartee can sometimes include teasing or sarcasm, but is not intended to be hurtful.
Sarah's repartee during the debate was full of witty jabs at her opponent's arguments.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Mood
Repartee usually suggests a light-hearted and positive atmosphere in the conversation.
At the party, Mark's repartee was so entertaining that everyone was in high spirits.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Fluency
Understanding cultural references can enhance repartee's effect. It often includes humor that relies on shared knowledge.
The British repartee often includes clever references to local events and history.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Friendly
Repartee can sometimes include teasing or sarcasm, but is not intended to be hurtful.
Sarah's repartee during the debate was full of witty jabs at her opponent's arguments.
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Quote examples
Jeff Sessions
American Politician
I enjoy repartee and frequently engage in devil's advocacy. In short, when I talk to friends, I do not guard every word that I say because I think that I know they know that my commitment to equality and justice is real, and they would not twist my words or misinterpret what I am saying to them.
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Rebecca Hall
English Actress
One of the great things about the 'Iron Man' franchise is that they employ fascinating actors who don't necessarily do action movies. Before 'Iron Man' you didn't associate Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow with those kinds of films. There's an emphasis on repartee and wit.
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Martin Rees
British Scientist
If we ever established contact with intelligent life on another world, there would be barriers to communication. First, they would be many light years away, so signals would take many years to reach them: there would be no scope for quick repartee. There might be an IQ gap.
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Louis Theroux
British Director
It's difficult to describe the weirdness of speaking to a man who appears to be perfectly in control of his faculties, who can deliver off-the-cuff repartee, and yet who is actually utterly disconnected from who he is.
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Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Dinner at college high table is one of the legendary experiences of England. I could remember keenly each one I had attended; the repartee is sharper than the cutlery.
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Ann Coulter
American Journalist
I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Repartee is something we think of twenty-four hours too late.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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Alan Brien
English Novelist
Violence is the repartee of the illiterate.
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Alexander Theroux
American Novelist
Silence is the unbearable repartee.
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Jeff Sessions
American Politician
I enjoy repartee and frequently engage in devil's advocacy. In short, when I talk to friends, I do not guard every word that I say because I think that I know they know that my commitment to equality and justice is real, and they would not twist my words or misinterpret what I am saying to them.
Quote examples
Rebecca Hall
English Actress
One of the great things about the 'Iron Man' franchise is that they employ fascinating actors who don't necessarily do action movies. Before 'Iron Man' you didn't associate Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow with those kinds of films. There's an emphasis on repartee and wit.
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Martin Rees
British Scientist
If we ever established contact with intelligent life on another world, there would be barriers to communication. First, they would be many light years away, so signals would take many years to reach them: there would be no scope for quick repartee. There might be an IQ gap.
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Louis Theroux
British Director
It's difficult to describe the weirdness of speaking to a man who appears to be perfectly in control of his faculties, who can deliver off-the-cuff repartee, and yet who is actually utterly disconnected from who he is.
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Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Dinner at college high table is one of the legendary experiences of England. I could remember keenly each one I had attended; the repartee is sharper than the cutlery.
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Ann Coulter
American Journalist
I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Repartee is something we think of twenty-four hours too late.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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Alan Brien
English Novelist
Violence is the repartee of the illiterate.
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Alexander Theroux
American Novelist
Silence is the unbearable repartee.
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