Riposte
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Riposte in Modern Pentathlon - Fencing. The attacking action that a fencer will use after successfully parrying an attack.
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A counterattack either literally (in [fencing], after [parrying] a [lunge] attack, or figuratively (in conversation, after an insult)
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A quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism.
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a quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism:
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