noun
repartee
reh-pah-TEE
noun
1
A quick, clever reply, or a conversation full of such witty exchanges.
"The two comedians traded repartee for the whole interview."
"Her repartee left the whole table laughing."
How to Use Repartee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSharp, witty back-and-forth conversation, or a single clever comeback.
Common pairings
witty repartee
a gift for repartee
Word Forms
reparteed past tense, repartees plural, repartees singular
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Etymology
From French repartie, from repartir, "to retort quickly."