quip
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quip
- /kwɪp/
- [kʰw̥ɪp]
Rhymes with -ɪp
Where it comes from
From a shortening of earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe (“indeed”), ultimately quid (“what”).
noun quips
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A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles.
Similar: riff. See also Thesaurus:joke
verb quips · quipping · quipped
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To make a quip.
In an eerily prescient bit, Kent Brockman laughingly quips that if seventy degree weather in the winter is the Gashouse Effect in action, he doesn’t mind one bit.
Similar: scintillate
- To taunt; to mock with quips. the more he laughs, and does her closely quip
Translations
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noun smart, sarcastic turn or jest
| Español | puntada (Mesoamerica), agudeza, donaire, gracieta |
|---|---|
| Português | chiste |
| Français | pique |
| Deutsch | geistreiche Bemerkung, Witz, Witzelei, Stichelei, Erwiderung, Retourkutsche |
| Italiano | freddura, battuta, frizzo |
| Ελληνικά | σκώμμα skómma, χαριτολόγημα charitológima, πείραγμα peíragma |
| Русский | ко́лкость kólkostʹ, остро́та ostróta |
| العربية | طعني |
verb to make a quip
| Español | ironizar |
|---|---|
| Français | blaguer, plaisanter |
| Deutsch | witzeln |
| Ελληνικά | σκώπτω skópto, χαριτολογώ charitologó, πειράζω peirázo |
| Русский | язви́ть jazvítʹ |
Talk about this word "quip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quip. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quip. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quip "quip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quip.Cite this
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title = {quip},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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