to make a quip

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• quip — ► NOUN ▪ a witty remark. ► VERB (quipped, quipping) ▪ make a quip. DERIVATIVES quipster noun. ORIGIN perhaps from Latin quippe indeed …   English terms dictionary

• quip — I n. to make a quip about II v. 1) (D; intr.) to quip about; at 2) (L) she quipped that being without a telephone for a few days would be nice * * * [kwɪp] at (D; intr.) to quip about (L) she quipped that being without a telephone for a few days… …   Combinatory dictionary

• quip — 1. noun /kwɪp/ A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. 2. verb /kwɪp/ To make a quip …   Wiktionary

• quip — noun 1》 a witty remark. 2》 archaic a play on words. verb (quips, quipping, quipped) make a quip. Derivatives quipster noun Origin C16: perh. from L. quippe indeed, forsooth …   English new terms dictionary

• quip — [[t]kwɪ̱p[/t]] quips, quipping, quipped 1) N COUNT A quip is a remark that is intended be amusing or clever. [WRITTEN] The commentators make endless quips about the female players appearance. 2) VERB To quip means to say something that is… …   English dictionary

• make fun of — Synonyms and related words: be merry with, crack a joke, crack wise, deride, fleer at, fun, gibe at, grin at, hold in derision, jape, jest, joke, josh, kid, kid around, laugh at, laugh to scorn, make a funny, make fun, make game of, make merry… …   Moby Thesaurus

• quip — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, ad lib, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, back answer, barb, be merry with, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, caustic remark, cavil, chestnut, comeback, conceit, crack, crack a …   Moby Thesaurus

• quip — kwɪp n. clever or sarcastic expression; ambiguous statement, equivocal remark v. use a clever or sarcastic expression; make am ambiguous remark, make an equivocal statement …   English contemporary dictionary

• quip — I. noun Etymology: earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure (often ironic), from quid what more at quiddity Date: 1532 1. a. a clever usually taunting remark ; gibe b. a witty or funny observation or response usually made on… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• quip — n. & v. n. 1 a clever saying; an epigram; a sarcastic remark etc. 2 a quibble; an equivocation. v.intr. (quipped, quipping) make quips. Derivatives: quipster n. Etymology: abbr. of obs. quippy perh. f. L quippe forsooth …   Useful english dictionary

• because a man is born in a stable that does not make him a horse — Sometimes attributed to the Duke of Wellington (1769–1852); see quot. 1969. 1833 M. SCOTT Tom Cringle’s Log I. iv. ‘I am an Englishman and no traitor, nor will I die the death of one.’.. ‘Truly..a man does sometimes become a horse by being born… …   Proverbs new dictionary