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REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a c… — The Devil's Dictionary

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SAPIR 861

The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce

REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.

Place: ¶1365
License: Public domain · Source
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