There are times when you are searching for that perfect reply, that answer that silences each and everyone, and leaves no room for any doubt whatsoever. You are searching for the perfect retort, the kind that this guy just found.
Dictionary definition for retort:
1. A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (noun)
2. A vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat (noun)
3. Answer back (verb)
Another word which can be used in a similar context is riposte. The dictionary definitions for riposte are as follows:
1. A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (noun)
2. (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge (noun)
3. Make a return thrust (verb)
4. Answer back (verb)
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