Nouns (5)
sallying forth
n. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
sortie
n. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
crack, wisecrack, quip
n. witty remark
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raid, foray, maraud
n. a sudden short attack
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
n. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
joke, jest, jocularity
n. activity characterized by good humor
joke, jest, wheeze, yak, gag, laugh, jape
n. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
takeoff, parody, mockery, charade, lampoon, spoof, sendup, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade
n. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
give-and-take, banter, raillery, backchat
n. light teasing repartee
repartee
n. adroitness and cleverness in reply
humor, wit, humour, witticism, wittiness
n. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
abuse, insult, revilement, contumely
n. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
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sally
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