Thesaurus: quip

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1. n. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe.
2. v. t. To taunt; to treat with quips.
3. v. i. To scoff; to use taunts.
4. n. a witty saying
5. n. witty remark
6. v. make jokes or quips
7. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton. He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er. Tennyson. To taunt; to treat with quips. The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. Spenser. To scoff; to use taunts. Sir H. Sidney.
8. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; agibe.Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton.He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er.Tennyson.
9. n:29/v:71 n a witty saying n witty remark v make jokes or quips