wit·ti·cism

[wit-uh-siz-uhm]
noun
a witty remark or sentence.

Origin:
1645–55; derivative of witty, modeled on criticism


joke, jest, quip, sally, wisecrack.
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witticism (ˈwɪtɪˌsɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a clever or witty remark
 
[C17: from witty; coined by Dryden (1677) by analogy with criticism]

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Witticism is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
But it was his shrewd witticism he made while performing his tricks, that won
  him fame and fortune.
It is easy to guess the character of the witticism by the kind of reaction that
  wit exerts on the hearer.
He would dismiss a dangerous motion with a witticism so apt that the mover
  himself would join in the laugh, and give it up.
There the swells would sip martinis, intone the odd witticism or inanity and
  occasionally commit some headline indiscretion.
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