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

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

Be that as it may, since that first witticism concerning the gypsies, I have not been able to think of other such witticisms quickly enough.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro