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单词 quipster
释义

quipstern.

Brit. /ˈkwɪpstə/, U.S. /ˈkwɪpstər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quip n., -ster suffix.
Etymology: < quip n. + -ster suffix. Compare earlier quipper n. at quip v. Derivatives.
A person given to making quips.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [noun] > one who uses
quipper1589
satire1596
wit-cracker1600
wit-snapper1600
ironista1631
Lucian1752
satirizer1789
quipster1790
Lucianist1940
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > one who indulges in
quipper1589
quipster1790
persifleur1829
cross-talker1907
smart mouth1966
1790 E. Malone Plays & Poems Shakspeare I. i. 249 The crude notions of this quipster.
1876 J. Weiss Wit, Humor, & Shakespeare vi. 198 There never was such a jaunty and irrepressible quipster.
1915 Suburbanite Econ. (Chicago) 25 June He's a quipster, but seldom merry. The only time I ever saw him smile was when..he was asked to write the obituary of a man he didn't like.
1962 Punch 15 Aug. 224/2 The one who provides the old Russian sayings is his nearest equivalent to [Bob] Hope's tarmac quipster.
1994 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 27 Nov. 29/1 David B. Feinberg starts out as a quipster.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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