Noun
A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Source: Webster's dictionaryJust as the witticism brings two very different real objects under one concept, the pun brings two different concepts, by the assistance of accident, under one word. Arthur Schopenhauer
A man of remarkable genius may afford to pass by a piece of wit, if it happens to border on abuse. A little genius is obliged to catch at every witticism indiscriminately. William Shenstone
Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is the more calamitous in a drawn-out and detailed one. Walter Savage Landor
If you write something wrong enough, I'll be glad to make up a new witticism just for you. Larry Wall
As Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, he had the awesome task of dealing with some unruly scenes. He did so with aplomb and finesse, often with a witticism that helped defuse the situation. Mohammad Hidayatullah
I saw that my witticism was unperceived and quietly replaced it in the treasury of my mind. Flann O'Brien