A twist or fanciful turn of speech; a humorous turn, a verbal trick or conceit. Usually in quips and cranks, after Milton. Also, anything…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > instance of (16) crank1594 A twist or fanciful turn of speech; a humorous turn, a verbal trick or conceit. Usually in quips and cranks, after Milton. Also, anything… wits, fits, and fancies1595 A witty saying or story; a jeu d'esprit: in the collocation wits, fits, and fancies. Obsolete. jerk1598 A witty or lively remark. Obsolete. quirk1600 A clever or witty idea or remark; a quip; (also) a riddle or puzzle. Now rare (Scottish in later use). tongue-squib1628 dictery1632 A witty remark, a bon mot. repartee1637 A witty or sharp reply; a quick, clever retort. quip1645 Originally: a sharp, sarcastic, or cutting remark, esp. one cleverly or wittily phrased. Later more generally: any clever, witty, or humorous… good thing1671 A witty comment or remark; a bon mot. bon mot1735 A clever or witty saying; a witticism, repartee. a play on (also upon) words1761 a pun; a playful use of (esp. similar-sounding) words to convey a double meaning or produce a humorous effect. Cf. wordplay n. at word, n. int.compoun… sally1781 A sprightly or audacious utterance or literary composition; now usually, a brilliant remark, a witticism. wordplay1794 (a) the action of playing with words; witty use of words, esp. of verbal ambiguities; (b) an instance of this, a play on words (see play, n. 8c)… southboarda1805 A retort, a repartee. mot1813 A witty saying, witticism. See also bon mot n. at bon, adj. g. smartism1830 Smartness of speech, wittiness; (also) a smart or witty saying. |
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