Counterquip

/ˌkaʊntərˈkwɪp/ noun

Definition

A witty remark or clever response made in reply to another quip or joke.

Etymology

From counter- + quip (a witty remark), possibly from quippy or related to equip. Quip itself may derive from Latin quippiam (a trifle).

Kelly Says

Counterquips create some of the funniest moments in conversations and movies—think of rapid-fire witty exchanges where each person tries to outsmart the last joke with something even cleverer.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反መልስ
fan-mel-sis
ARالعربية
ردّ
rid
BNবাংলা
প্রতিক্রিয়া
pro-ti-kri-ya
CACatalà
contraresposta
kon-tra-re-spon-sa
CSČeština
odpověď
o-d-po-ved
DADansk
modreplik
mod-re-plik
DEDeutsch
Gegenäußerung
ge-gen-ae-su-er-ung
ELΕλληνικά
αντίπαλλο
an-ti-pa-lo
ESEspañol
retruécano
re-tru-e-ka-no
FAفارسی
پاسخ متضاد
pa-s-kh met-di-zad
FISuomi
vastauksen vastaus
va-sta-u-ksen va-sta-aus
FRFrançais
rétrocution
re-tro-ku-syon
GUGU
प्रતિભાષણ
pra-ti-bha-shan
HAHA
Amsa da
am-sa da
HEעברית
תגובה נגדית
ta-gu-va ne-gedit
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिवाद
pra-ti-vaad
HUMagyar
válasz
va-lasz
IDBahasa Indonesia
balasan balik
ba-la-san ba-lik
IGIG
akwụ ụkpụrụ
ak-wu uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
replica
re-pli-ca
JA日本語
反論
はんろん
KKKK
қарсы жауап
kar-sy ja-u-ap
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
pra-cha-ang
KO한국어
반박
ban-bak
MRMR
प्रतिवाद
pra-ti-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
balasan balik
ba-la-san ba-lik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် တွေ့ဆ eyeb
pyan-li-de twe-sa-yeb
NLNederlands
tegenreactie
te-gen-re-ac-tie
NONorsk
motreplikk
mot-re-plikk
PAPA
ਪੁੱਛ-ਪੁੱਛ
pu-chch-pu-chch
PLPolski
odpowiedź
o-d-po-wied-ź
PTPortuguês
retruco
re-tru-ko
RORomână
răspuns
rasp-uns
RUРусский
ответка
ot-vet-ka
SVSvenska
motreplik
mot-re-plik
SWKiswahili
jibu la upinzani
ji-bu la u-pin-za-ni
TAதமிழ்
வினையின் வினா
vi-nai-yin vi-na
TEతెలుగు
反 ప్రతి
fan pra-ti
THไทย
คำตอบโต้
kam-dtop-toe
TLTL
pagtatapat
pa-g-ta-ta-pat
TRTürkçe
cevap
ce-vap
UKУкраїнська
відповідь
vid-po-vid
URاردو
جوابِ متضاد
jaw-ab-e met-di-zad
VITiếng Việt
trả lời ngược
tra loi nguoc
YOYO
àwọn ìrọ̀
aw-on ir-o
ZH中文
反驳
fǎn bó
ZUZU
imboniswa
im-bo-ni-swa

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