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Retort

When I called her a two-bit she hit me with her bag of quarters.

Data entry tech comment:

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James Callow comment:

The retort is an action (not words)?

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; O'Connor, John ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; INSULT ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Formula

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