Witticisms

  • 11Witticism — Wit ti*cism, n. [From {Witty}.] A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. Milton. [1913 Webster] He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of… …

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  • 12barbed — adjective Date: 1611 1. having barbs 2. characterized by pointed and biting criticism or sarcasm < barbed witticisms > …

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  • 13gamy — or gamey adjective (gamier; est) Date: 1844 1. brave, plucky used especially of animals 2. a. having the flavor of game; especially having the flavor of game near tainting b. smelly 3. a …

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  • 14scintillate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin scintillatus, past participle of scintillare to sparkle, from scintilla spark Date: circa 1623 intransitive verb 1. to emit sparks ; spark 2. to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks ; sparkle …

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  • 15Alfred Hitchcock — Infobox actor name = Alfred Hitchcock birthdate = Birth date|1899|8|13 location = Leytonstone, London deathdate = Death date and age|1980|4|29|1899|8|13 deathplace = Bel Air, Los Angeles resting place = Pacific Ocean birthname = Alfred Joseph&#8230; …

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  • 16Charles Dickens — Dickens redirects here. For other uses, see Dickens (disambiguation). Charles Dickens …

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  • 17Clive Anderson — Anderson at Selwyn May Ball (2008) Born 10 December 1952 (1952 12 10) (age&#160;58) Middlesex, England, UK …

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  • 18Dubbing (filmmaking) — Dubbing is the post production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the&#8230; …

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  • 19Marilyn Manson (band) — Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson performing live in Florence in 2007. Background information Origin Fort Lauderdale, Florida …

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  • 20Oscar Wilde — This article is about the 19th century author. For other uses, see Oscar Wilde (disambiguation). Oscar Wilde Photograph taken in 1882 by Napoleon Sarony Born 16 October 1854(1854 10 16) Dub …

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