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 quipped

Contemporary Examples

In 1983, he quipped that the only way he could lose an election was if he were “caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.”
The 2014 Election Is Yet Another Scrum in the Culture Wars
Lloyd Green
October 27, 2014
Clooney once quipped that he was “marrying up” and a quick glance at her CV proves him right.
After the Wedding: George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice
Barbie Latza Nadeau
September 28, 2014
“If you do nothing beyond that, you have a university,” Schmidt quipped.
Stephen Colbert Vs. ‘Schmidthead’: Google Chairman Faces Off With Comic Nemesis
Lloyd Grove
September 24, 2014
The financial daily Les Echos quipped the investment banker was "buying low."
This Scary-Smart New Minister of Economy Might Just Turn France Around
Tracy McNicoll
August 31, 2014
“This is a conspiracy to prevent me from getting my afternoon coffee,” quipped a doctor who had shown up to help.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead
Sandeep Jauhar
August 21, 2014

Historical Examples

Mr. Potter was in great form and quite outdid the champagne in sparkle, and we quipped and quirked till a late hour.
Diplomatic Days
Edith O'Shaughnessy
If anything they were more cheerful, and quipped their mud-covered comrades on their appearance.
How I Filmed the War
Lieut. Geoffrey H. Malins
"Even a pigeon can admire a shapely shape," Hanlon quipped as he disconnected.
Man of Many Minds
E. Everett Evans

British Dictionary definitions for quipped

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 quipped

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.

quip

v.

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

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for quipped

Contemporary Examples

In 1983, he quipped that the only way he could lose an election was if he were “caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.”

Clooney once quipped that he was “marrying up” and a quick glance at her CV proves him right.

“If you do nothing beyond that, you have a university,” Schmidt quipped.

The financial daily Les Echos quipped the investment banker was "buying low."

“This is a conspiracy to prevent me from getting my afternoon coffee,” quipped a doctor who had shown up to help.

Historical Examples

Mr. Potter was in great form and quite outdid the champagne in sparkle, and we quipped and quirked till a late hour.

If anything they were more cheerful, and quipped their mud-covered comrades on their appearance.

"Even a pigeon can admire a shapely shape," Hanlon quipped as he disconnected.

quip

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for quipped

quip

n.

quip

v.

Origin of quip