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The meaning of COMEBACK is a sharp or witty reply : retort. How to use comeback in a sentence.
an attempt to become famous, powerful, or important again after a period of being much less famous, etc.: She's trying to make a comeback with her first album for 20 years. Fewer examples. UK Apparently bread and butter pudding is making a comeback in smart restaurants.
noun. a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position, prosperity, etc.: The ex-champion kept trying to make a comeback. a clever or effective retort; rejoinder; riposte: That was a great comeback the comedian made to the hecklers. Informal. a basis or cause of complaint:
C1. an attempt to become famous, powerful, or important again after a period of being much less famous, etc.: She's trying to make a comeback with her first album for 20 years. Fewer examples. UK Apparently bread and butter pudding is making a comeback in smart restaurants. A rich businessman is financing their comeback attempt.
IPA guide. Other forms: comebacks. A comeback is a quick, witty reply. “Your mama” is a lame comeback but a popular one. It's also a return to prominence after a break, like an athlete who retires and then makes a comeback by returning to the sport. If someone insults you, and you say something back that turns the insult around, that's a comeback.
(informal) a quick reply to a critical remark synonym retort. a way of holding somebody responsible for something wrong that has been done to you. You agreed to the contract, so now you have no comeback. See comeback in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: comeback.
6 days ago · 1. countable noun. If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away. A British bullfighter is making a comeback at the age of 67. 2. countable noun. If something makes a comeback, it becomes fashionable again. Tight-fitting T-shirts are making a comeback.
