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quip

American  
[kwip] / kwɪp /

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, quipping

  1. to utter quips.

quip British  
/ 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

Other Word Forms

  • quippish adjective
  • quippishness noun

Etymology

Origin of quip

1525–35; back formation from quippy quip < Latin quippe indeed

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