comeback

1 a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, counter]

2 return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

see come back

English

Noun

1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.).

   That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.

2. A retort or answer.

   I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.

Related terms

• snappy comeback

Swedish

Etymology

From English comeback, an anglicism.

Noun

comeback

1. (anglicism) comeback; a return

Comeback may refer to:

• "Comeback" (song), a song by Kelly Rowland from Ms. Kelly
• "Come Back", a song by Pearl Jam from Pearl Jam
• "Come Back" (Foo Fighters song), on One by One

The Comeback may also refer to:

• The Comeback (film), also known as The Day the Screaming Stopped, is a 1978 British horror film
• The Comeback (American football), the January 3, 1993 NFL playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Oilers
• The Comeback (TV series), a television series produced by HBO that starred actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish
• The Comeback EP, a 2001 EP album by Stars
• "The Comeback" (Seinfeld episode), aired on January 30, 1997
• The Comebacks, a 2007 comedy film
• "The Comeback" (Shout Out Louds song), on Howl Howl Gaff Gaff
• "The Comeback" (Gomez song), on Bring It On
• The Comeback, the 1985 novel by Ed Vega

See also

• Wit, a form of intellectual humour
• Comeback Kid, a hardcore punk band from Winnipeg, Canada
• Sarah Jane Smith: Comeback, an audio drama based on Doctor Who
• Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special, a 1968 United States television special

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