Wit's a form of intellectual humour. A wit (person)'s someone skilled in making witty remarks. Forms of wit include the quip and repartee. Forms of wit As in the wit of Parker's set, the Algonquin Round Table, witty remarks may be intentionally cruel (as in many epigrams), and perhaps more ingenious than funny. A quip's an observation or saying that's some wit but perhaps descends into sarcasm, or otherwise's short of point; a witticism also suggests the diminutive. Repartee's the wit of the… (More on Witticism)