Riposte

[Ernesto]

Riposte in Modern Pentathlon - Fencing. The attacking action that a fencer will use after successfully parrying an attack.

[Tina]

A counterattack either literally (in [fencing], after [parrying] a [lunge] attack, or figuratively (in conversation, after an insult)

[Julene]

A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.

[Dianne]

a quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism: