WITTICISM

witticism. Witticism, n. a mean device or low attempt at wit

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Wit″ti‐cism (?), n. [[From Witty.]] A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. Milton. He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse. Addison.