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You agreed to the contract, so now you have no comeback. Definition of comeback noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
- Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries
(informal) a quick reply to a critical remark synonym...
- Retort
Word Origin noun sense 1 late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘hurl...
- come back phrasal verb
to reply to someone angrily or with force She came back at...
- Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries
The meaning of COMEBACK is a sharp or witty reply : retort. How to use comeback in a sentence.
to return: Come back and see us again sometime. come back. phrasal verb with come verb us / kʌm / past tense came us / keɪm / | past participle come. (REMEMBER) to remember something you had previously forgotten: As soon as she entered the school, childhood memories came rushing back.
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.
/ˌkʌmˈbæk/ /ˈkʌmbæk/ 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.