1) Answer 2) Backtalk 3) Comeback 4) Rejoinder 5) Response 6) Retort 7) Sass 8) Sassing 9) Witticism 1) Answer back 2) Certain zinger 3) Clever comeback 4) Clever return 5) Comeback 6) Counter 7) Countermove 8) Counterstroke 9) Dorothy parker delivery 10) Fencing counterstroke 11) Fencing maneuver 12) French word used in English 13) Insult follower 14) Line of repartee 15) Make a return thrust 16) Parry follower 
An attack made immediately after a parry of the opponent's attack.An attack with right-of-way following a valid parry. A simple (or direct) riposte goes straight from the parry position to the target. A riposte may attack in any line. Consider its equivalent in a conversation.
In fencing, the riposte (French for `retort`) is an offensive action with the intent of hitting one`s opponent, made by the fencer who has just parried an attack. In everyday language, a riposte is synonymous with a retort and describes a quick and witty reply to an argument or an insult. ==Etymology== In sabre and foil, the priority switches w......
an attack made immediately after a parry of the opponent's attack
an offensive action following a successful parry of an attack
noun (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying