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Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f*** yourself.
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Eric Deggans, NPR, 27 July 2025
Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 23 July 2025
The first enlightening witticism of the week was provided by Rahm Emanuel, the former representative and Chicago mayor, who is testing the political waters ahead of a ...
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 July 2025
Thomas Edison makes real the once fantastical notion of an entire building lit up by electricity, and Oscar Wilde charms the New York aristocracy with his witticisms, if not his plays.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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Eric Deggans, NPR, 27 July 2025
Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 23 July 2025
The first enlightening witticism of the week was provided by Rahm Emanuel, the former representative and Chicago mayor, who is testing the political waters ahead of a ...
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 July 2025
Thomas Edison makes real the once fantastical notion of an entire building lit up by electricity, and Oscar Wilde charms the New York aristocracy with his witticisms, if not his plays.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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“Witticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witticism. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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witticism
noun
wit·ti·cism
ˈwit-ə-ˌsiz-əm 
: a witty saying
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