Comeback and Joke

Comeback

Comeback noun - A quick witty response.

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Joke and comeback are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joke" instead a noun "Comeback".

Joke noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.

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Comeback and joke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Comeback" instead a noun "Joke".

Nearby Words: joking, joker, jokey, joked, jokingly

good	good comeback	good joke
best	best comeback	best joke
common	common comeback	common joke
brief	brief comeback	brief joke
Other adjectives: short, standard, original, single, obvious, small, actual, real, big, great, huge, quick, final, minor, worst, biggest.

A episode of House had Chase making a Your Mom joke to Foreman as a witty comeback.

Source: Cringe Comedy
However, with records having made a comeback, the joke becomes irrelevant because something that became irrelevant in the past is now relevant again.

Source: We're Still Relevant, Dammit
Brick Joke: The cellphone pictures Karma and Nakamura took of Nagisa and Kayano's Big Damn Kiss make a comeback in chapter 159 when they show it to an unsuspecting Kayano.

Source: Manga / Assassination Classroom

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