quip Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a witty saying
epigram.
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noun witty remark
wisecrack; sally; crack.
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verb make jokes or quips
gag.
- The students were gagging during dinner
WordNet
Quip noun
Etymology
Cf. W.Definitions
A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton.
He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er. Tennyson.
Quip transitive verb
Wordforms
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To taunt; to treat with quips. The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. Spenser.
Quip intransitive verb
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To scoff; to use taunts. Sir H. Sidney.