quip : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quip	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quip n a witty saying Synonym(s): epigram, quip witty remark Synonym(s): wisecrack, crack, sally, quip v make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" Synonym(s): gag, quip
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quip \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quip \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quip \Quip\, v. i. To scoff; to use taunts. --Sir H. Sidney.