Quip



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.俏皮话, 妙语
• ［英］ adj.俏皮话, 妙语 ( taunt; clever sarcastic remark)

Webster Collegiate

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 the spur of the moment
• 2. quibble, equivocation
• 3. something strange, droll, curious, or eccentric ; oddity
• ? quippy adjective

II. verb (quipped; quipping)

• Date: 1579
• intransitive verb
  • to make quips ; gibe
• transitive verb
  • to jest or gibe at
• ? quipper noun

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