repartee

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

rep·ar·tee (rĕp'ər-tēʹ, -tāʹ, -är-)n.
1. A swift, witty reply.
2. Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts. See Synonyms at wit¹. [French repartie, from feminine past participle of repartir, to retort, from Old French, to retort, to depart again : re-, re- + partir, to depart (from Latin partīre, to divide, from pars, part-, part. See perə-² in Indo-European Roots).]