Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Witticism \Wit"ti*cism\, n. [From Witty.]
A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly
witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and
witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic
verse. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
witticism
n 1: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity
has the power to evoke laughter [syn: wit, humor,
humour, witticism, wittiness]