quip

¹quip

noun \ˈkwip\

Definition of QUIP

1

a : a clever usually taunting remark : gibe

b : a witty or funny observation or response usually made on the spur of the moment

2

: quibble, equivocation

3

: something strange, droll, curious, or eccentric : oddity

— quip·py \ˈkwi-pē\ adjective

Examples of QUIP

1. They traded quips over a beer.
2. <has his share of the quips that seem to come with a title of nobility>

Origin of QUIP

earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure (often ironic), from quid what — more at quiddity

First Known Use: 1532

Related to QUIP

Synonyms

crotchet, curiosity, eccentricity, erraticism, individualism, kink, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, quiddity, idiosyncrasy, quirk, singularity, tic, trick, twist

Related Words

affectation, airs; attribute, characteristic, mark, property, trait; custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), way, wont; addiction; abnormality, neuroticism, perversion, weirdness; disposition, genius, leaning, partiality; bent, inclination, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn; attitude, character, humor, identity, individuality, nature, personality, temperament

Near Antonyms

conformity, sameness

Rhymes with QUIP

blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, flip, grip, grippe, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, pip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, trip, whip, yip, zip

²quip

verb

quippedquip·ping

Definition of QUIP

intransitive verb

: to make quips : gibe

transitive verb

: to jest or gibe at

— quip·per \ˈkwi-pər\ noun

Examples of QUIP

1. <she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped, “You're a legend in your own mind, all right”>

First Known Use of QUIP

1579

Related to QUIP

Synonyms

banter, chaff, fool, fun, gag, jape, jest, jive, jolly, josh, kid, joke, wisecrack, yuk (or yuck) [slang]

Related Words

gibe (or jibe), haze, jeer, mock, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, tease; caricature, lampoon, parody, satirize; amuse, divert, entertain