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Intelligence with a punchline — thinking fast enough to make the joke land before the moment leaves.
means Showing a quick, sharp, inventive sense of humor that turns cleverness into laughter.
from From Old English witig, meaning wise or knowing, rooted in wit, the mind's faculty for swift understanding — back when knowing things and being funny were the same skill.
Not jokingWit once meant raw intelligence, no humor required.
Five witsMedieval thinkers counted wit as the five senses.
Speed clauseA slow witty remark is just a delayed insult.