Usually means: Quick, witty reply to criticism.
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We found 28 dictionaries that define the word riposte:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. riposte: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. riposte: Merriam-Webster
  3. riposte: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. riposte: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. riposte: Collins English Dictionary
  6. riposte: Vocabulary.com
  7. Riposte, riposte: Wordnik
  8. riposte: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. riposte: Wiktionary
  10. riposte: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. riposte: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. riposte: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. riposte: Dictionary.com
  14. riposte: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Riposte: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. riposte: Rhymezone
  17. riposte, riposte (f): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. riposte: FreeDictionary.org
  19. riposte: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. riposte: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. riposte: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. riposte: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. riposte: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. riposte: Urban Dictionary

Sports (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)
  2. Riposte: Sports Definitions

(Note: See riposted as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
noun:  (by extension) A counter-attack in any combat or any sport.
noun:  (figurative) A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
noun:  An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
verb:  (fencing) To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
verb:  To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.

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