| Thus we see that Wilde's witticisms contain a wealth of unsuspected meaning. Even his apparently nonsensical boutades are Late Romantic gestures. |
| Parodies, jokes, boutades, all limited to a thousand words by close-fisted editors, earned him the roubles needed to pay for his education. |
| He has been now absolved of all guilt, and his forgeries recognised as poetical Dada boutades. |
| I must admit that I find hidden pleasure with his boutades and tirades. |
