witticism
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That kind of anguished, not-funny witticism is another commonplace of the American educated classes: OMG, what has happened to this country?
From Salon • May 31, 2026
“It’s a witticism, which is fine as a witticism,” Muñoz Machado told Spanish news agency EFE.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2023
This old bit of showbiz witticism from W.C.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 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
Here it became apparent that Mr. Pilkington was about to spring some carefully prepared witticism on the company, but for a moment he was too overcome by amusement to be able to utter it.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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