Answer and Backfire

Answer

Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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Backfire and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Backfire" instead the word "Answer" as a noun or a verb.

Backfire noun - A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.

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Answer and backfire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead the word "Backfire" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: backfired, backfiring

Which led to a third backfire as the Muslim woman was actually a well known terrorist, so the answer to "Explain the difference" turned out to be the rather obvious, "Holly Fisher never killed anybody."

Source: Insult Backfire
Corollary: 98% of questions beginning "Am I the only one..." have the answer "No"; in the remaining 2% of cases the thread backfire will be in the most spectacular manner possible.

Source: Just For Fun / The Grand List of Forum and Community Laws
Insult Backfire: Wolf have a good answer to the questions about the place of a male warrior in a matriarchy.

Source: Webcomic / Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic

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