a clever and humorous comment 妙语;俏皮话;诙谐语 He was roaring with laughter at his own witticism. 他对自己的俏皮话哈哈大笑。 This witticism reduced both of them to helpless laughter. 这句俏皮话让他俩不由自主地大笑起来。
Word Origin1677: coined by Dryden from witty, on the pattern of criticism.