About The Word Quip
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Quip
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What's The Definition Of Quip?
[n] witty remark
[n] a witty saying [v] make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" Synonyms | Synonyms for Quip: crack | epigram | gag | sally | wisecrack Related Terms | Find terms related to Quip: See Also | comment | expression | jest | joke | locution | remark | saying Quip In Webster's Dictionary \Quip\, n. [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to
whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. {Quib}, {Quibble}.]
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\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quipping}.] To taunt; to treat with quips. The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. --Spenser. \Quip\, v. i. To scoff; to use taunts. --Sir H. Sidney. |
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