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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 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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Example Sentences

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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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