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[ kwip ] / kwɪp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quip ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna clever or witty remark or comment. a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest. a quibble. an odd or fantastic action or thing. verb (used without object), quipped, quip·ping.Origin of quip1525–35; back formation from quippy quip <Latin quippe indeed SYNONYMS FOR quip1 joke, witticism. 2 gibe, sally, jape. SEE SYNONYMS FOR quip ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM quipquippish, adjectivequip·pish·ness, nounWords nearby quipquintuple, quintuplet, quintuplex, quintuplicate, quinze, quip, quipster, quipu, quire, Quirinal, Quirinus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quipIn one of the moments I chatted briefly with him he made a quip about my work that my mother still quotes to this day. From POTUS to SCOTUS: Obama’s Big Move?|Keli Goff|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST This man, the man of the left, says in private ‘the toothless,’ proud of his quip. Hollande's Jilted Lover Valerie Trierweiler Tells All|Tracy McNicoll|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Pepper, a phrase drawn from a quip by another contender, means a second round in the presidential election, to be held in June. Ukraine’s Iron Lady Refuses to Give Up|Anna Nemtsova|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Within hours of releasing my quip into the Twittersphere, five different publications jumped on it. The Tea Party’s War on Comedy|Dean Obeidallah|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That quip reflected his own travails with thinking outside the box. Peter Worthington on Thinking Outside the Box|David Frum|May 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST He laughed, but suppressed the quip that might have afforded some hidden satisfaction. They cut him down, to pursue the journey a sadder and wiser Pig, and the butt of many a quip from his fellow-travellers. Myths and Legends of China|E. T. C. Werner Bradish was evidently too completely and tragically in earnest to see the point of her quip. Love in a Cloud|Arlo Bates It is only necessary to remember that Wolsey was the son of a butcher for the sting of this quip to be appreciated. The Bath Road|Charles G. (Charles George) Harper At the time this quip was thought almost to border upon the sacrilegious, and nobody had laughed at it except the utterer thereof. Old Judge Priest|Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for quip
nouna sarcastic or cutting remark; gibe a witty or clever sayinga merry quip archaic another word for quibble verb quips, quipping or quippedWord Origin for quipC16: from earlier quippy, probably from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure 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 Words related to quippun, gibe, satire, banter, retort, repartee, witticism, gag, wisecrack, pleasantry, badinage, drollery, mockery, joke, jeer, insult, jest, crack, offense, spoof |