riposte
Speech parts
1. riposte - Noun
2. riposte - Verb
Meaning
answer back
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
make a return thrust
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it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
his opponent riposted
From the exquisite vocal refrain that Kouyate’s lines wend around on the opener, “Kanougnon,” through the closing seven-minute elegy to his mother, Ngoni Ba’s inexhaustible font of melody offers a cheery riposte to the age of austerity.
A common presumption about presidential debates is that one candidate can guarantee victory with a well-timed riposte or send their campaign into an irrevocable tailspin with an ill-timed stumble.
In foil or sabre, a remise is considered to have lost right of way, and the defender's riposte will always score instead of the remise.
For decades, the brand was synonymous with professional American men's wear, its somewhat boxy suits framed as a less fashion-centric riposte to the more structured English tailoring and the more showy Italian style.