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witticism

[wit-uh-siz-uhm] / ˈwɪt əˌsɪz əm /


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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

Incidentally, it’s not the first time the adage — believed to be a witticism about Parker’s own romantic foibles — has been used on the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

The samples offered are purple and banal, hardly living up to Gabriel García Márquez’s witticism about similar fabrications.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2023

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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