witticism

noun witticism

• joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
• jest — a joke or witty remark; witticism.
• riposte — a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult.
• gibe — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
• one-liner — a brief joke or amusing remark.