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quip
[kwip]
noun, verb, quipped, quip⋅ping.–noun
| 1. | a clever or witty remark or comment. |
| 2. | a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest. |
| 3. | a quibble. |
| 4. | an odd or fantastic action or thing. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to utter quips. |
Origin:
1525–35; back formation from quippy quip < L quippe indeed
1525–35; back formation from quippy quip < L quippe indeed

Related forms:
quippish, adjective
quip⋅pish⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. joke, witticism. 2. gibe, sally, jape.
1. joke, witticism. 2. gibe, sally, jape.
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quip (kwĭp) n.
To make quips or a quip. [Alteration of obsolete quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe, indeed, from quid, what; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.] quip'py adj. |
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Quip
Quip\, n. [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. Quib, Quibble.] A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. --Milton. He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er. --Tennyson.Quip
Quip\, v. i. To scoff; to use taunts. --Sir H. Sidney.
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Language Translation for : quip
Spanish:
ocurrencia, salida, chiste,
German:
witzige Bemerkung,
Japanese:
軽口
quip (n.)
1532, variant of quippy, in same sense (1519), perhaps from L. quippe "indeed, forsooth" (used sarcastically), from quid "what," neut. of quis "who" (cf. quibble) + emphatic particle -pe. The verb is recorded from 1584.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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