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.

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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

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verb

1. (intr) to make a quip

Other Word Forms

• quippish adjective
• quippishness noun

Etymology

Origin of quip

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

Example Sentences

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell quipped in a press conference last week that some of his colleagues wished they didn’t have to publish quarterly economic projections this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

When I shared the slippery walk in the family group chat, my daughter quipped: “Pretty place to die at least?!”

From The Wall Street Journal

Cyrus also answers questions by Cooper candidly throughout the special, firing off rapid quips.

From Los Angeles Times

As the British economist Joan Robinson once quipped, whatever "you can rightly say about India, the opposite is also true".

From BBC

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell quipped Wednesday that some of his colleagues wished they could skip their quarterly economic forecast this week, and you can understand why.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• banter
• gag
• gibe
• pleasantry
• pun
• repartee
• retort
• satire
• wisecrack
• witticism