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spontaneous one-line or single-phrase jokes.
Forms of wit
include the quip,
repartee, and wisecrack.
Dorothy Parker and Tom
Waits are
among the most famous...
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Balliol College (/ˈbeɪliəl/) is a
constituent college of the
University of Oxford.
Founded in 1263 by
nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a
claim to be...
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Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (Russian: Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн, romanized: Anton
Grigoryevich Rubinshteyn; 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1829 –...
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Stanley praised the
casting of
Chase writing, "Jeff has the kind of
sardonic repartee and
slapdash nonchalance that the
comedian Chevy Chase had when he was...
- writing: "Both
stars are so
attuned to each other's pace and flow that
their repartee just
seems to
tumble out,
perfectly formed." It
emerged as one of his most...
- 1840; and that it was in turn
based on a
widely reprinted poem ("Nuptial
Repartee") that
first appeared in the June 21, 1813,
Morning Herald of London. A...
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learning how to
behave and
respond in
specific ways,
learning "clever
repartees,
ritualized language and
gestures and be
submissive to the master's diktat...
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attuned to the
presence of
mortality that
underpins even Beckett's
jauntiest repartee. Hosmer,
Katie (3
April 2014). "Sir Ian
McKellen and Sir
Patrick Stewart...
- Talk fast",
Gilmore Girls is
known for its fast-paced
dialogue and "witty
repartee". Sherman-Palladino
wanted a
snappy delivery from the
characters because...
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imitated Palin in a sketch,
alongside Amy
Poehler as
Hillary Clinton.
Their repartee included Clinton needling Palin about her "Tina Fey gl****es". The sketch...
