The word repartee has appeared in 22 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 21 in “It’s Zinc Bar vs. Barista in a Paris Battle of the Buzz” by Vivian Song:
At Café Ventura on a quiet weekday morning, it became quickly apparent that the main server, a graying man in his 50s, and the young mustachioed barman ran a two-man show based on a repartee between each other and their regulars.
When an older woman entered the Pigalle neighborhood cafe, she was greeted with warmth and relief. The comments flew fast and furious.
“Ah, there she is,” said one waiter.
“We were worried,” said the other.
“I’m not dead,” she quipped, without skipping a beat.
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