different between comeback vs comeout

English

Etymology

come +? back

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?mbæk/

Noun

comeback (plural comebacks)

1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.
2. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

   Synonyms: rejoinder, retort

3. (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.

Derived terms

• comeback kid
• comeback money
• comeback sauce

Usage notes

In sense “reply”, more casual than retort or the somewhat formal rejoinder.

Descendants

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English comeback.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /?k?m.b?k/
• Hyphenation: come?back

Noun

comeback m (plural comebacks, diminutive comebackje n)

1. comeback

Finnish

Alternative forms

• come-back

Etymology

From English comeback.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæmbæk/, [?kæmbæk]
• IPA^(key): /?kæmbæk?i/, [?kæmbæk?i]
• Syllabification: come?back

Noun

comeback

1. (colloquial) comeback (return to popularity, success, fame etc.)

   Luulen, että se villitys tekee comebackiä.

   I think that fad is making a comeback.

Declension

Synonyms

• paluu

French

Etymology

From English comeback.

Noun

comeback m (plural comebacks)

1. (anglicism) comeback; a return

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English comeback.

Noun

comeback m or n (definite singular comebacken or comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebackene or comebacka)

1. a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)

References

• “comeback” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English comeback.

Noun

comeback n (definite singular comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebacka)

1. a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)

References

• “comeback” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From English comeback.

Noun

comeback c

1. comeback; a return

Declension

Further reading

• comeback in Svensk ordbok.

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase come out.

Noun

comeout (plural comeouts)

1. (gambling) The initial roll of the dice in craps.

Anagrams

• outcome