All witticism synonyms

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.
• retort — to sterilize food after it is sealed in a container, by steam or other heating methods.
• gag — to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
• wisecrack — a smart or facetious remark.
• quip — a clever or witty remark or comment.
• bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
• mot — a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
• pun — the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
• remark — to say casually, as in making a comment: Someone remarked that tomorrow would be a warm day.
• sally — a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.