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quip

  (kwĭp) pronunciation
n.
  1. A clever, witty remark often prompted by the occasion.
  2. A clever, often sarcastic remark; a gibe. See synonyms at joke.
  3. A petty distinction or objection; a quibble.
  4. Something curious or odd.
intr.v., quipped, quip·ping, quips.

To make quips or a quip.

[Alteration of obsolete quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe, indeed, from quid, what.]

quippy quip'py adj.
 
 
Thesaurus: quip

noun

  1. Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement: gag, jape, jest, joke, witticism. Informal funny, gag. Slang ha-ha. See laughter.
  2. A flippant or sarcastic remark: crack, dig. Slang wisecrack. See respect/contempt/standing, words.

 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A funny or witty saying. Also: To say a funny or witty saying.

pronunciation The quip was attributed to the author of the fantasy series.

 
WordNet: quip
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a witty saying
  Synonym: epigram

Meaning #2: witty remark
  Synonyms: wisecrack, crack, sally


The verb quip has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make jokes or quips
  Synonym: gag


 
Translations: Translations for: Quip

Dansk (Danish)
n. - spydighed, sarkasme, vittighed, skose, spidsfindighed
v. intr. - være spydig

Nederlands (Dutch)
geestigheid, spitsvondigheid, uitschelden, bespotten, dubbelzinnig/gevat spreken

Français (French)
n. - trait d'esprit
v. intr. - plaisanter

Deutsch (German)
n. - geistreiche Bemerkung, bissige Bemerkung, Spitzfindigkeit
v. - witzeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (πνευματώδες) πείραγμα, χωρατό, εξυπνάδα, (καθομ.) μπηχτή, καρφί, σπόντα
v. - ευφυολογώ, λέω εξυπνάδες, πειράζω

Italiano (Italian)
spirito, furberia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sarcasmo (m)
v. - zombar

Русский (Russian)
острота, курьез

Español (Spanish)
n. - ocurrencia, agudeza, sutileza, ingeniosidad
v. intr. - mofarse, echar pullas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gliring, spydighet, kvickhet, spetsfundighet, egendomlighet
v. - vara spydig/sarkastisk, skämta, vara spydig mot, pika

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
警句, 讽刺, 名言, 说俏皮话, 说挖苦话

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 警句, 諷刺, 名言
v. intr. - 說俏皮話, 諷刺, 說挖苦話

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 재치 있는 말, 어물쩍 거리는 말, 괴상한 것
v. intr. - 빈정거리다, 비꼬다, 놀리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気のきいたことば, 警句, 辛辣なことば, 皮肉, 言い逃れ
v. - 皮肉を言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كلمه أو ملاحظه بارعه, شي غريب, شي عجيب, نكته (فعل) يقوم بملاحظه بارعه, يعمل شيئ غريب, ينكت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פלפול, חידוד, הערה עוקצנית‬
v. intr. - ‮השתמש בחידודים, עקץ, התבדח‬


 
 

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