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quip
[ kwip ]
noun
- a clever or witty remark or comment.
Synonyms: ,
- a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest.
Synonyms: , ,
- a quibble.
- an odd or fantastic action or thing.
verb (used without object)
quipped, quipping.
- to utter quips.
quip
/ ɪ /
noun
- a sarcastic or cutting remark; gibe
- a witty or clever saying
a merry quip
- archaic.another word for quibble
verb
- intr to make a quip
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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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