Definition
In fencing, a quick attack made in response to an opponent's riposte, or more generally, a sharp verbal retort made in response to someone else's clever comeback.
Etymology
From counter- + riposte. Riposte comes from French riposte, originally meaning a quick thrust back in fencing. The term evolved from Italian riposta meaning 'response.' This borrowed fencing term entered English in the 18th century.
Kelly Says
A counterriposte in conversation is the ultimate 'got you back' moment—it means you had such a good comeback that your opponent couldn't even land it, so you hit them again. Fencing terms secretly rule witty argument.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መላው መልስ
me-la-w mel-s
ARالعربية
الرد المضاد
al-rid al-muḍā'i
BNবাংলা
প্রতিক্রিয়া
pro-ti-kri-ya
CACatalà
contraresposta
kon-tra-res-pon-sa
CSČeština
proti-odpověď
pro-ti-o-d-po-ve-d
DADansk
modreplik
mod-rep-lik
DEDeutsch
Gegenantwort
ge-gen-an-t-wort
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαράθεση
an-ti-pa-ra-the-ti
ESEspañol
contrarespuesta
kon-tra-res-pon-sa
FAفارسی
پاسخ معکوس
pa-s-kh ma-e-kous
FISuomi
vastarinta
va-star-in-ta
FRFrançais
contre-riposte
kɔ̃-trə-ʁi-pɔst
GUGU
પ્રતિભાષા
pra-ti-bha-sha
HEעברית
תגובה נגדית
te-gu-va ne-ged-it
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-प्रतिक्रिया
pra-ti-pra-ti-kriya
HUMagyar
ellenválasz
e-llen-an-s-va-j
IDBahasa Indonesia
balasan
ba-la-san
ITItaliano
controreplica
kon-tro-re-pli-ka
KKKK
қайта жауап
kayta jaw-ap
KMKM
ប្រतिकារ
pra-ti-ka-ar
MRMR
प्रतिक्रिया
pra-ti-kriya
MSBahasa Melayu
balasan
ba-la-san
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် တုံ့ပြန်
pyan-li tu-ng-pyan
NLNederlands
tegenantwoord
te-gen-an-to-ord
NONorsk
motreplikk
mot-rep-likk
PLPolski
odpowiedź kontr
o-d-po-wied-z kon-tr
PTPortuguês
contra-resposta
kon-tra-res-posta
RORomână
contra-răspuns
kon-tra-raspuns
RUРусский
контр-ответ
kontr-otvet
SVSvenska
motreplik
mot-rep-lik
SWKiswahili
jibu la kukabiliana
ji-bu la ku-ka-bi-li-a-na
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்வினைகள்
e-thir-vi-nai-gai
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధ ప్రతిస్పందన
vi-rud-dha pra-ti-spand-na
TLTL
pagsasalansang
pa-gsa-la-san-sang
TRTürkçe
karşı cevap
kar-shi ce-vap
UKУкраїнська
противідповідь
pro-ti-vid-po-vid
URاردو
مخالفت جواب
makh-al-fat ja-wab
VITiếng Việt
phản ứng
phan ung
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀
aw-on ee-she ee-she
ZUZU
isibindi
ee-si-bin-di