Resolved Need help for an English equivalent for this Chinese term

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    haru98 Well-Known Member

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    Hello, I found a particular Chinese term which I understand the meaning but I just can't conjure up a right English term for it. It's this one: 补刀王

    It supposed to be a title for someone who always answer or reply in a conversation unconventionally. Sometimes, it is meant as a joke. Sometimes, it is meant to clash in a dispute.

    Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
     
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    would "rapier/biting wit" be similar?
     
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    Witty?
     
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    Someone who's witty / a witty conversationalist / a wit
    Someone who's quick to come up with a riposte / witty retort
    Someone who's got a sharp tongue / someone with a silver tongue / silver-tongued
     
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    Ron white
     
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    Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I guess I will go with the sharp tongue since most of her words just kept stabbing him hard until he was fuming yet he could not reply.
     
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    Smartass Motherfucker
     
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    Gift of the gab.
     
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    It basically means a guy who adds the final blow after everyone else does the work. So like... "Kill Steal King" (Game terms), "Follow Up King" (conversational), or "Bastard King" (personality wise).
     
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