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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 Word Forms
- ܾp adjective
- ܾp·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quip1
1525–35; back formation from quippy quip < Latin quippe indeed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quip1
C16: from earlier quippy, probably from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure
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And with the $562,500 in prize money now to her name, she quipped only one thing was on her mind.
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“Poor old penguins, I don’t know what they did to Trump,” Australian trade minister Don Farrell quipped to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
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"You can hide your modesty with your cross," he quipped.
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One Weibo user quipped: "I eat so much all the time, just for this day."
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“For them, I’m just this TikTok crowd work guy,” Jay says, before quipping, “I’m not bitter, it is what it is.”
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