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noun

Quip n.

A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. "Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles." "He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er."

A short humorous or witty comment or observation, usually spontaneously formed in response to a prior comment.

verb

Quip v. t. (past & past part. quipped; pres. part. quipping) To taunt; to treat with quips. "The more he laughs, and does her closely quip."

Quip v. i. To scoff; to use taunts.

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Etymology of 'Quip'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Quip" Quotes from Famous Books

... satisfaction; it obviously involved increased claims to popularity among his parishioners, and consequently magnified powers of usefulness, and it made life so much more a joy and a thing to be thankful for. Often, in the midst of the exchange of merry quip and whimsical suggestion, bright blossoms on that tree of strength and knowledge which he felt expanding now with a mighty outward pushing in all directions, he would lapse into deep gravity, and ponder with a swelling heart the vast unspeakable marvel ...

— The Damnation of Theron Ware • Harold Frederic

... has always been fair game for the students, a position "he" (to use the long-standing quip) did not always appreciate. Gatherings of students in the streets were at one time looked upon with great disfavor, while the daily "rushes" at the old post-office, before the days of carrier delivery, were particularly prolific sources of trouble. The office ...

— The University of Michigan • Wilfred Shaw

... away the frail object of his attack. Ultimately he would be forced to retire, perhaps in the face of a serene smile, beaten and angered that he had been able to make so little impression. And many the delicious remark and delightful quip afterward at ...

— Jailed for Freedom • Doris Stevens

... shall be a duty and a pleasing sport to wander with Momus beneath the tropic stars where Melpomene once stalked austere. Now to cause laughter to echo from those lavish jungles and frowning crags where formerly rang the cries of pirates' victims; to lay aside pike and cutlass and attack with quip and jollity; to draw one saving titter of mirth from the rusty casque of Romance—this were pleasant to do in the shade of the lemon-trees on that coast that is curved like ...

— Cabbages and Kings • O. Henry

... came in with a smile on his round face and shot off a merry remark. But the quip didn't take as it should have done. He was received with quiet nods and not with smiles and loud greetings as usual. Nothing daunted, he made his way to the bar, and, standing next to Hitchcock, called ...

— Elder Conklin and Other Stories • Frank Harris

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