Witticism

(idea) by moJoe Tue Feb 22 2000 at 21:31:15
A polite way of saying that some one was just being a smart ass.
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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:26:34

Wit"ti*cism (?), n. [From Witty.]

A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.

Milton.

He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse.
Addison.

 

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