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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.
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Quipped
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Origin:
1525–35; back formation from quippy quip < Latin quippe indeed
1525–35; back formation from quippy quip < Latin quippe indeed
Related forms
quip·pish, 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
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.
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