quip
- a clever or witty remark or comment.
- a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest.
- a quibble.
- an odd or fantastic action or thing.
- to utter quips.
Origin of quip
Synonyms for quip
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quip, taunt, ridicule, scoff, hoot, sneer, snipe, banter, laugh, spurn, repudiate, defy, scorn, disregard, mock, gibe, dig, flout, hector, derideExamples from the Web for quipped
Contemporary Examples of quipped
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.
Stephen Colbert Vs. ‘Schmidthead’: Google Chairman Faces Off With Comic NemesisLloyd Grove
September 24, 2014
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 of quipped
Mr. Potter was in great form and quite outdid the champagne in sparkle, and we quipped and quirked till a late hour.
Diplomatic DaysEdith O'Shaughnessy
If anything they were more cheerful, and quipped their mud-covered comrades on their appearance.
How I Filmed the WarLieut. Geoffrey H. Malins
"Even a pigeon can admire a shapely shape," Hanlon quipped as he disconnected.
Man of Many MindsE. Everett Evans
quip
- a sarcastic or cutting remark; gibe
- a witty or clever sayinga merry quip
- archaic another word for quibble
- (intr) to make a quip
Word Origin for quip
Word Origin and History for quipped
quip
quip
"make a quip," 1570s, from quip (n.). Related: Quipped; quipping.