Throwback vs Comeback - What's the difference?
throwback | comeback |
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
*
An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
An atavism.
*
A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=February 5
, author=Paul Fletcher
, title=Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal
, work=BBC
* {{quote-news
, year=2013
, date=December 6
, author= alim17
, title=Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014!
, work=allkpop.com
A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
As nouns the difference between throwback and comeback
is that throwback is a reversion to an earlier stage of development while comeback is a return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.throwback
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* (of a previous age) anachronismcomeback
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(en noun)- That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback .
citation, page= , passage=Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.}}
citation, page= , passage= According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback' next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale '''comeback'''! It will be the girls' first Korean ' comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy." }}
- I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.