counterplay vs rejoinder

counterplay

noun
  • A game move made as a response. 

  • A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game. 

  • A counterattack in a different part of the board. 

verb
  • To make a counterplay; to play in response. 

  • To counter; to contrast or contradict. 

rejoinder

noun
  • A response that answers another response. 

  • The defendant's answer to the replication. 

  • Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement. 

  • A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question. 

verb
  • To issue a rejoinder. 

  • To say as a rejoinder. 

How often have the words counterplay and rejoinder occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )