comeback

comeback
come|back [ˈkʌmbæk] n [C usually singular]
1.) make/stage a comeback
if a person, activity, style etc makes a comeback, they become popular again after being unpopular for a long time
▪ The miniskirt made a comeback in the late 1980s.
2.) a quick reply that is often clever, funny, and insulting
= ↑retort
▪ I couldn't think of a good comeback.
3.) a way of getting payment or a reward for something wrong or unfair that has been done to you
▪ Check your contract carefully, or you may have no comeback if something goes wrong.
→come back at ↑come1

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