REJOINDER
NOUNS
► ANSWER-BACK a rejoinder or repartee → 1925
► CAP a rejoinder → 1940s sl., orig. African-American
► TALIATION a retaliatory answer, a retort, a rejoinder → 1822 Sc. obs.
PHRASES
► ‘AY IS FOR ‘ORSES used as a disdainful rejoinder when someone says ‘eh?’ → 1738 Brit.
► CAN A DUCK WHISTLE? a sarcastic rejoinder → M19 sl.
► FIGURES CAN’T LIE , BUT LIARS CAN FIGURE rejoinder to the cliche ‘figures can’t (or don’t) lie → c1960 Aust. sl.
Lexicophilia 