comeback
[ kuhm-bak ]
/ ˈkʌmˌbæk /
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: If you insist on buying these pointed shoes, you'll have no comeback when your toes start to hurt.
Origin of comeback
First recorded in 1815–25; noun use of verb phrase
come back
Words nearby comeback
come-all-ye,
come-at-able,
come-hither,
come-on,
come-outer,
comeback,
comecon,
comedian,
comedic,
comedienne,
comedist
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British Dictionary definitions for comeback
comeback
/ (ˈkʌmˌbæk) /