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

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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