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“Try Again”: 59 Of The Most Brutally Clever Comebacks We Can All Take Notes From (New Pics)
Many people get away with dropping ill-advised comments on the internet. But from time to time, you will have one person who humbles them with the perfect clapback that isn’t easy to forget, let alone recover from.
The following screenshots show what that perfect response looks like. It doesn’t have to be downright insulting, but just enough to deliver a burn sick enough to require some ointment.
If delivering the perfect response is something you want to work on, perhaps you can learn a thing or two by scrolling through this list.
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Receiving negative comments is inevitable for anyone who has gained recognition online. And while taking them personally may be a knee-jerk reaction, you can also look at them as a positive.
PenFed Credit Union Chief Marketing Officer Gaurav Bhatia even went as far as saying that criticisms should be perceived as a gift.
As Bhatia tells Forbes, people who take the time to respond, regardless of their tone, typically care or are, at the very least, interested in what you have to say. Therefore, listening to their feedback is the least we could do.
But since this article is all about crafting the perfect comeback, let’s shift our focus to that. One way to deliver that ultimate clapback is to not think too much about what you’re going to say.
As comedy teacher and improv consultant Belina Raffy tells Mental Floss, “You’re taking yourself out of unfolding reality if you think too much.”
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WindySwede 1 week ago
Have you even read the bible Kevin? If you [harm] a lady, you pay to their father or husband. They were not equal, they were property..
Many of us strive for “perfection” when it comes to delivering the knockout punch of a response, and we tend to criticize ourselves too much. To silence that inner critic, experts advise against thinking and just shooting from the hip.
“In the heat of the battle, you just go for it,” freestyle rapper Lex Rush said in the same Mental Floss interview, noting how dropping rhymes on the mic is like a “stream of consciousness” where she has very little control over what she is saying.
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HangryHangryHippo 1 week ago
Letting that frontal lobe to fully mature sounds like a good thing too!
Luke || Kira (he/she) 1 week ago
The whole "brain matures at 25" thing is a hoax tho.
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cerinamroth 1 week ago
Also: In previous generations, women stayed married because they were financially trapped and didn't have the freedom to leave. Now, women create their own security so the only thing a partner can offer is how he/she treats her. Which explains why so many men feel lonely now.
Powerful Katrinka 1 week ago
I think that this is the most accurate explanation.
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Daisydaisy 1 week ago
Women's priorities changed. Of all the many lovely things I want for my daughters, a wedding isn't even on the list!
Lucy Covington 1 week ago
and were finally allowed to have their own bank accounts and credit cards without needing permission from a man.
antoinette maldari 1 week ago
I'm wondering, if a women was single, did she have to get permission from her dad? What if her parents passed? She doesn't really 'belong" to anyone. What a nasty time it was, but not according to MAGA, because if you ask them when America was great, they will revert to this era.
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WubiDubi 1 week ago
The decline of Christianity, as it should be. Very toxic religion. Plenty of better ones out there if you have no moral compass without religion.
Colleen Glim 1 week ago
Religion in general is toxic. How may wars come down to “My god is better than your god” through the ages?
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Michael Largey 1 week ago
Back then, women didn't go to college as much as they do now. The ones who used to marry 2 to 6 years after high school are now doing it 2 to 6 years after college. And with a college degree, they have means to live on their own and marry for romantic not financial support at a time of their choosing.
KindaSketchy 1 week ago
Until 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act, banks frequently required a husband, father or male family member to sign when a woman opened an account. Despite that, a lot of banks still made it a requirement until the late 70's.
Eugene the Jeep 1 week ago
In 1950 people didn't live together unless legally married. Now they do.
Brandi VanSteenwyk 1 week ago
I told my kids to not make any major life-forming decisions prior to the age of 25. Marriage in particular. Of course one of them just had to take the chance... 2 years of a***e later and he was telling momma that he learned the hard way.
Rich Black 1 week ago
Did the men come out ahea too, if they don't have to pay alimony? Win- win
Quickness is also key to delivering the ultimate comeback. Sure, it’s not as imperative as it is when crafting a perfect response in real time, face-to-face. But as social media expert Scott Talan states, “speed is integral to wit.”
“If you’re trying to be witty and have that reputation, then speed will help you,” he said.
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Daisydaisy 1 week ago
"You pinecone"! Some people think of the most deliciously withering insults!
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Rali Meyer 1 week ago
okay, 8 hours left. I suppose I can learn a new language on the way to work and back
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cerinamroth 1 week ago
Ooh, yes. My husband is only just starting to get this too. He agreed that of course a friend of our daughter's could come over after school in 20 minutes. He went back to work. I had to stop work, hoover, clean up and tidy (I'm working two jobs, day and night atm) and be there to answer the door, provide snacks, check they had their hats, scarves, gloves when they went out and that the friend had everything with her when she left after arranging a pick-up time with the mum. My husband would say it was not necessary to hoover and clean up but he's not the one that bears the social penalty for such things - it has been proven time and again that women bear the social penalty for an untidy/dirty home.
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Feathered Dinosaur 1 week ago
I don't know who or what Bad Bunny is and I'm too lazy to run to Google
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Rocket Surgeon 1 week ago
So there were plenty of tables but they couldn't get a table? I'm so confused.
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Earonn - 1 week ago
That could have been said about the average German under Hitler, too. Nobody made excuses for them. And yes, if you ignore warnings from all over the world and don't work on the problem while it's small, solving it later might be painful. Americans also could support each other, or ask us for help.
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Geoffrey Scott 1 week ago (edited)
Keep up that line of thinking and your wish will be fulfilled. Once again, a benefit that has existed for 90 years is in trouble by those who refuse to fight and do not grasp the concept a 401k can be halved overnight, but Social Security even if reduced, would still be there. But then that would require effort to hold your elected Rep accountable to your expectations. BTW, at 30...Social Security Disability is more worth it than me at 63.
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Zephyr343 1 week ago
I got my wife a new XPS laptop for Christmas. It has a dedicated Copilot button where the right control key used to be. First thing I looked up was how to disable or remind it. Remember the bixby button that Samsung force fed down everyone's throats? Yeah, the Microsoft button should do the same and disappear
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Auntriarch 1 week ago
We've still got my great grandfather's lunchbox. It's only got a bit of coal dust in it now, but it used to carry his "snap" down the pit
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TheMFKNXerdo 1 week ago
Japan in particular has walkable cities and superb public transportation and safe streets. Kids can walk to school and are EXPECTED to do so, because there are decent schools in most areas, within walking distance of their homes or the train station. There is how they stay skinny, even if they have delicious snacks and beer everywhere and stupid portions of rice and other carbohydrates.
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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 week ago
She's just holding out for a world-class university, like Hull.
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CD Mills 1 week ago
I'm sure there are tons more snappy comebacks floating around the internet, more folks should start being funny and make more retorts and help the folks that gather them up. You can't necessarily fault the OP if their pool to draw from is so shallow.
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Ugh, do I have to? 1 week ago
I got quite annoyed at my Chemistry classmates today since they wouldn't stop talking while the teacher was giving a lecture, so I finally told them that "I think this is a situation in which your brains are more applicable than your mouths."
Ugh, do I have to? 1 week ago
Can someone please explain why I'm getting downvoted?
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Om Aggarwal 3 days ago
Hilarious and sharp! These clever comebacks are both entertaining and a reminder of how powerful wit can be in the right moment. 😄🔥 https://omaggarwal2003.blogspot.com/2025/10/ai-development-in-india.html
CD Mills 1 week ago
I'm sure there are tons more snappy comebacks floating around the internet, more folks should start being funny and make more retorts and help the folks that gather them up. You can't necessarily fault the OP if their pool to draw from is so shallow.
Load More Replies... Ugh, do I have to? 1 week ago
I got quite annoyed at my Chemistry classmates today since they wouldn't stop talking while the teacher was giving a lecture, so I finally told them that "I think this is a situation in which your brains are more applicable than your mouths."
Ugh, do I have to? 1 week ago
Can someone please explain why I'm getting downvoted?
Load More Replies... Om Aggarwal 3 days ago
Hilarious and sharp! These clever comebacks are both entertaining and a reminder of how powerful wit can be in the right moment. 😄🔥 https://omaggarwal2003.blogspot.com/2025/10/ai-development-in-india.html
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