quip
Origin of quip
Synonyms for quip
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pun, gibe, satire, banter, retort, repartee, witticism, gag, wisecrack, pleasantry, badinage, drollery, mockery, joke, jeer, insult, jest, crack, offense, spoofExamples from the Web for quip
Contemporary Examples of quip
In one of the moments I chatted briefly with him he made a quip about my work that my mother still quotes to this day.
This man, the man of the left, says in private ‘the toothless,’ proud of his quip.
Pepper, a phrase drawn from a quip by another contender, means a second round in the presidential election, to be held in June.
Within hours of releasing my quip into the Twittersphere, five different publications jumped on it.
That quip reflected his own travails with thinking outside the box.
Historical Examples of quip
It was nothing—only the quip of a witty fellow, descendant of a Spanish freebooter.
The ManxmanHall Caine
Quip had followed quip until in their jests they transcended all bounds.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
Is not the quip of the Curé worthy of any son of the Emerald Isle?
The Counts of GruyreMrs. Reginald de Koven
The men may have smiled at Landy's quip but Maizie laughed aloud.
David Lannarck, MidgetGeorge S. Harney
Receiving no answer to the quip, she drew a chair to the table and sat down.
The Wall BetweenSara Ware Bassett