'QUIP' definitions:
Definition of 'quip'
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Definition of 'Quip'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Quip'
From: GCIDE
- Quip \Quip\, v. i. To scoff; to use taunts. --Sir H. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quip'
From: GCIDE
- Quip \Quip\ (kw[i^]p), n. [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. Quib, Quibble.]
- 1. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. [1913 Webster]
- Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A short humorous or witty comment or observation, usually spontaneously formed in response to a prior comment. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'quip'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ad lib,
- aphorism,
- apophthegm,
- apothegm,
- back answer,
- barb,
- be merry with,
- bon mot,
- boutade,
- bright idea,
- bright thought,
- brilliant idea,
- caustic remark,
- cavil,
- chestnut,
- comeback,
- conceit,
- crack,
- crack a joke,
- crack wise,
- cut,
- cutting remark,
- dig,
- dodge,
- double entendre,
- drollery,
- dump,
- epigram,
- equivoque,
- facetiae,
- flash of wit,
- fleer,
- fleer at,
- flight of wit,
- flout,
- foolery,
- fun,
- gag,
- gibe,
- gibe at,
- gibing retort,
- happy thought,
- jab,
- jape,
- jeer,
- jest,
- jesuitism,
- joke,
- josh,
- kid,
- kid around,
- leg-pull,
- make a funny,
- make fun,
- make fun of,
- mock,
- mot,
- nasty crack,
- Parthian shot,
- parting shot,
- persiflage,
- play of wit,
- play on words,
- pleasantry,
- poke fun at,
- pun,
- put-down,
- put-on,
- quibble,
- quiddity,
- quillet,
- quips and cranks,
- quirk,
- quodlibet,
- repartee,
- retort,
- ridicule,
- riposte,
- rude reproach,
- sally,
- scintillate,
- scintillation,
- scoff,
- scoff at,
- scurrility,
- short answer,
- shuffle,
- slam,
- slap,
- smart crack,
- smart saying,
- snappy comeback,
- sparkle,
- stroke of wit,
- swipe,
- taunt,
- turn of thought,
- twit,
- utter a mot,
- verbal thrust,
- wheeze,
- wisecrack,
- witticism,
- yak
Acronyms for 'quip'
From: V.E.R.A.
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