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quip definition

quip (kwip)

noun

  1. a witty or, esp. formerly, sarcastic remark or reply; jest or gibe
  2. a quibble; cavil
  3. something curious or odd

Etymology: contr. < earlier quippy < L quippe, indeed, forsooth < quid, what + -pe, emphatic enclitic

transitive verb quipped, quipping quip′·ping

Now Rare to direct quips, or gibes, at

intransitive verb

to utter quips

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