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Recent Examples of quipster
This is not this quipster’s first time at the reality-television rodeo.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
A lot of actors could have played him as a sardonic quipster.
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James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2023
Norman Gee makes a wry quipster as the fool Touchstone and doubles as Orlando’s aged and weary servant Adam, whose role is considerably cut back.
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Sam Hurwitt,
The Mercury News,
10 July 2019
But as the quipster tells it, the purpose of his humor isn't to offend.
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Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2018
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
A lot of actors could have played him as a sardonic quipster.
—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2023
Norman Gee makes a wry quipster as the fool Touchstone and doubles as Orlando’s aged and weary servant Adam, whose role is considerably cut back.
—
Sam Hurwitt,
The Mercury News,
10 July 2019
But as the quipster tells it, the purpose of his humor isn't to offend.
—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quipster
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Perry was best known for playing lovable wisecracker Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom Friends, and also starred in films like Fools Rush In and 17 Again.
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But the knockabout violence has the effect of steamrolling the wit.
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Seeing a knockabout comedy set outdoors is a whole different barrel of laughs.
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Always a prankster, Diana particularly loved when the press reported that her budget costume jewelry was real.
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Even Stevens was never afraid to go all out for its constant string of gags and jokes, led by Shia LaBeouf as the immature prankster Louis Stevens.
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The entertainer gained notoriety on social media in the late 2010s for his sketches mocking everyday scenarios.
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Cody Johnson won for entertainer of the year.
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Yet as a child he was considered more clever than cutup.
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Such systems also house analytics programming, sections where mock drafts are monitored to gauge external chatter about players, video libraries of film cutups, charts with testing results and more advanced metrics such as play speed.
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Impacciatore, however, is a gifted, full-throttle comedienne who makes sure Esmerelda is much more than a villain.
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Actors Michael Landon, Humphrey Bogart and Buddy Ebsen, news anchor Walter Cronkite, comedienne Vicki Lawrence and radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger have also participated, as well as Spencer Tracy, Milton Bren, Paul Conrad, Roy E. Disney and Roy P. Disney.
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There's the aforementioned spinoff — which aired on NBC after debuting on Peacock — and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, the great new comedy in which Tracy Morgan plays a buffoon who isn't that dissimilar from Michael Scott.
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Constanze, adoring the brilliance behind the buffoon, ensured a stable, kind home life.
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The webtoon’s title is set to be announced Wednesday at an Annecy Mifa market session, From China to Global Animation Synergy with Bilibili, where a teaser will be shown.
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Netflix released a teaser trailer, artwork and first-look images.
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“Quipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quipster. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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