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ripost

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From French riposte, taken from Italian risposta, a derivative of the verb rispondere (“to respond”).

noun riposts · riposte

  1. A thrust given in return after parrying a lunge.
  2. A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
  3. An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem. The French government was always apprehensive to the German Government’s ripost to an air offensive.

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noun fencing: a thrust given in return

Españolrespuesta

noun a quick and witty response to a taunt

Españolrespuesta

noun an answer or reply rapidly uttered

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@misc{ripost_2026,
  title = {ripost},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ripost},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}