quip
pronunciation
How to pronounce quip in British English:
UK [kwɪp]
How to pronounce quip in American English:
US [kwɪp]
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- Noun:
- a witty saying
- witty remark
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- Verb:
- make jokes or quips
Word Origin
- quip (n.)
- 1530s, variant of quippy in same sense (1510s), perhaps from Latin quippe "indeed, of course, as you see, naturally, obviously" (used sarcastically), from quid "what" (neuter of pronoun quis "who;" see who), and compare quibble (n.)) + emphatic particle -pe.
- quip (v.)
- "make a quip," 1570s, from quip (n.). Related: Quipped; quipping.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Her quip , written in 1962 , was inspired by underemployment in south-east asia .
- 2. Mr putin recently made an obscure quip , saying that , apart from himself , there have been no " pure democrats " in the world since mahatma gandhi .
- 3. His words reminded me of a famous quip by george carlin the late great american comedian " it 's called the american dream because you have to be asleep to believe it . "
- 4. But the bottom line , mr hayward : whatever else you do , resist the urge to quip " oil 's well that ends well . "
- 5. One of barack obama 's political problems , a popular quip has it , is that the remote , dispassionate and professorial president is just " not very good with the humans " .