comeuppance
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əns noun Informal.
deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant: He finally got his comeuppance for his misbehavior.
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| —n | |
| informal just retribution | |
| [C19: from come up (in the sense: to appear before a judge or court for judgment)] | |
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Comeuppance
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
comeuppance
1859, presumably rooted in come up "present oneself for judgment before a tribunal."
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Example sentences
Still, the old bulls can deliver some comeuppance to the insurgents.
Angels have proliferated in popular culture in such profusion lately that maybe they needed a comeuppance.
We will get our comeuppance for our arrogance and blindness.
It is said that when the villainess received her comeuppance, movie audiences were known to stand up and cheer.
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