# witticism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/

## Definitions
1. a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.

## Etymology
From witty + -icism; coined in the 1670s by John Dryden, by analogy to criticism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/witticism