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quip

[ kwip ]

noun

  1. a clever or witty remark or comment.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. a quibble.
  4. an odd or fantastic action or thing.


verb (used without object)

quipped, quipping.
  1. to utter quips.

quip

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. a sarcastic or cutting remark; gibe
  2. a witty or clever saying

    a merry quip

  3. archaic.
    another word for quibble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to make a quip
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܾp adjective
  • ܾp·ness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quip1

1525–35; back formation from quippy quip < Latin quippe indeed
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quip1

C16: from earlier quippy, probably from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure
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"It's not a seagull, it's an albatross!" she quipped when I went to interview her.

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At a photo booth, guests grabbed signs with all sorts of corny, apropos quips for a retirement party: Having fun is my new job.

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Odenkirk quips that he thought he was “just doing a show, but it turns out I’m ‘doing Broadway.’”

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“You can never complain about anything for the rest of your life,” Lane remembers quipping at Hall then, recalling how charming and delightful Bomer had come across.

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She sneers clever quips at the tormenting cops.

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