witticism

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Not to be outdone by the album’s soaring musical ambience, Styles’ lyrics never disappoint, blending his penchant for witticism with pop-culture philosophy.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

“It’s a witticism, which is fine as a witticism,” Muñoz Machado told Spanish news agency EFE.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2023

“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” is a witticism attributed frequently but inaccurately to the great 20th-century British economist John Maynard Keynes.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2020

That’s the charm of Finch’s style and Charles’s own manner of sleuthing — a brilliant display of brainy deduction, followed by a self-deprecating witticism or a philosophical bit of wisdom.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2020

“Unless you can cut this fog with your next witticism, keep it to yourself.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin