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noun

Definition of quipsnext
plural of quip
1
as in tricks
an odd or peculiar habit has his share of the quips that seem to come with a title of nobility

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as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter the crowd laughed aloud at the author's clever quip

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quip
as in wisecracks
to make jokes she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped, "You're a legend in your own mind, all right"

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“Quips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quips. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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