quip

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A clever, witty remark.

   She replied with a sharp quip that made everyone laugh.

2. 2
   verb

   To make a clever, witty remark.

   "At least the coffee is free," he quipped during the long meeting.

From a shortening of earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe (“indeed”), ultimately quid (“what”).

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