DEFINITION: n. A clever remark, especially a “comeback line” to an insult, which does not come to mind until it is too late to be delivered; often leads to the gnashing of teeth. v. To think of something clever after it’s too late.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Retart: /re tart/ When the Drag Queen sauntered past Drew and asked him what he was looking at, he was dumbstruck. Of course, once he/she was long gone, his retart finally kicked in and he said, “You’ve got big hands!”. He Drew his own conclusions… Etymology: Retard ( be delayed;slow to develop)& Retort (a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
Created by: Nosila.
Retorture: /re tort chur/ He knew he thought of a gem with the “jerk store” line but she was gone and he was left with retorture. Etymology: Combination of retort and torture Created by: Erikv.
Retrozinger: /REH-tro-zyng-ir
/ Several minutes after being Zapped with a major insult by Miriam, Leonard thought of a great comeback and wished he could go back and whack her with a retrozinger, convinced he would then be a ‘winner’. Etymology: Blend of ‘retro’ (prefix meaning ‘backward : back’) and ‘zinger’ (n. something causing or meant to cause interest, surprise, or shock) Created by: Mustang.
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