riposting

Verb

riposte (third-person singular simple present ripostes, present participle riposting, simple past and past participle riposted)

1. To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
2. To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
   • I left him and went to a tavern by the quays where the college bucks were drinking and singing hymns. There was Giles who invited old men back to his college apartments for games. Members of the rowing club riposted, for God's sake, man, clean up your life.1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 204

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