Comeback
[kuhm-bak] /ˈkʌmˌbæk/
noun
1.
a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position, prosperity, etc.:
The ex-champion kept trying to make a comeback.
2.
a clever or effective retort; rejoinder; riposte:
That was a great comeback the comedian made to the hecklers.
3.
Informal. a basis or cause of complaint:
If you insist on buying these pointed shoes, you’ll have no comeback when your toes start to hurt.
/ˈkʌmˌbæk/
noun (informal)
1.
a return to a former position, status, etc
2.
a return or response, esp recriminatory
3.
a quick reply; retort
verb (intransitive, adverb)
4.
to return
5.
to become fashionable again
6.
to reply after a period of consideration: I’ll come back to you on that next week
7.
(US & Canadian) to argue back; retort
8.
come back to someone, (of something forgotten) to return to someone’s memory
n.
“verbal retort,” 1889, from come + back (adj.). Meaning “recovery, return to former position or condition after retirement or loss” is attested from 1908, American English.
noun
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