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quip

[ kwip ]

noun

  1. a clever or witty remark or comment.

    Synonyms: witticism, joke

  2. a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest.

    Synonyms: jape, sally, gibe

  3. a quibble.
  4. an odd or fantastic action or thing.


verb (used without object)

, quipped, quip·ping.
  1. to utter quips.

quip

/ kwɪp /

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 Words From

  • quippish adjective
  • quippish·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

He has a certain Amelia Bedelia quality in which he takes every sarcastic quip of Jack’s literally, his reactions played for laughs that fall totally flat.

Johnny Carson was so popular during his heyday that a late-night quip about a toilet paper shortage caused a run on the product at grocery stores across the country in 1973, nearly a half-century before widespread pandemic hoarding of that important bathroom product.

He knows that the outrageous quip is entertaining and that the visually dominant media will race to it to enhance ratings.

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Gaffigan's quip referenced the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape in which Trump boasted to host Billy Bush about sexually assaulting models, saying he could “grab em’ by the p***y” without consequences.

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His quip that he was about “results, not ideology“ was clever.

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