quip

[kwip]

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noun

a clever or witty remark or comment.
a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest.
a quibble.

an odd or fantastic action or thing.

verb (used without object), quipped, quip·ping.

to utter quips.

Origin of quip

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

Related formsquip·pish, adjectivequip·pish·ness, noun

Synonyms

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1. joke, witticism. 2. gibe, sally, jape.

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Examples from the Web for quip

Contemporary Examples

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.
From POTUS to SCOTUS: Obama’s Big Move?
Keli Goff
November 17, 2014
This man, the man of the left, says in private ‘the toothless,’ proud of his quip.
Hollande's Jilted Lover Valerie Trierweiler Tells All
Tracy McNicoll
September 3, 2014
Pepper, a phrase drawn from a quip by another contender, means a second round in the presidential election, to be held in June.
Ukraine’s Iron Lady Refuses to Give Up
Anna Nemtsova
May 25, 2014
Within hours of releasing my quip into the Twittersphere, five different publications jumped on it.
The Tea Party’s War on Comedy
Dean Obeidallah
October 24, 2013
That quip reflected his own travails with thinking outside the box.
Peter Worthington on Thinking Outside the Box
David Frum
May 17, 2013

Historical Examples

It was nothing—only the quip of a witty fellow, descendant of a Spanish freebooter.
The Manxman
Hall Caine
Quip had followed quip until in their jests they transcended all bounds.
The Tavern Knight
Rafael Sabatini
Is not the quip of the Curé worthy of any son of the Emerald Isle?
The Counts of Gruyre
Mrs. Reginald de Koven
The men may have smiled at Landy's quip but Maizie laughed aloud.
David Lannarck, Midget
George S. Harney
Receiving no answer to the quip, she drew a chair to the table and sat down.
The Wall Between
Sara Ware Bassett

British Dictionary definitions for quip

quip

noun

a sarcastic or cutting remark; gibe
a witty or clever sayinga merry quip
archaic another word for quibble

verb quips, quipping or quipped

(intr) to make a quip

Word Origin

C16: from earlier quippy, probably from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure

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Word Origin and History for quip

n.

1530s, variant of quippy in same sense (1510s), perhaps from Latin quippe "indeed, of course, as you see, naturally, obviously" (used sarcastically), from quid "what" (neuter of pronoun quis "who;" see who), and cf. quibble (n.)) + emphatic particle -pe.

v.

"make a quip," 1570s, from quip (n.). Related: Quipped; quipping.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for quip

Contemporary Examples

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

It was nothing—only the quip of a witty fellow, descendant of a Spanish freebooter.

Quip had followed quip until in their jests they transcended all bounds.

Is not the quip of the Curé worthy of any son of the Emerald Isle?

The men may have smiled at Landy's quip but Maizie laughed aloud.

Receiving no answer to the quip, she drew a chair to the table and sat down.

quip

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for quip

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Origin of quip