quip
quip · quips
саркастичне зауваження
острота, колкость
Witz, Erwiderung, geistreiche Bemerkung, Retourkutsche
A smart, sarcastic turn or jestA smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
/kwɪp/
» That quip was just not funny enough.
mccarras · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
geistreiche Bemerkung, Witz, Witzelei
ко́лкостьkólkostʹ, остро́таostróta
саркастичне зауваженняsarkastyčne zauvažennja
More definitions
- a witty saying
- witty remark
Examples
4 sentencesThat quip was just not funny enough.
I'm spending seven out of five of my working days writing pseudo-salient quips.
That was a funny quip.
"I saw an alien!" shrieked Tom. "Really?" quipped Mary.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
smart, sarcastic turn or jest:
Русский
By meaning 1
smart, sarcastic turn or jest:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
smart, sarcastic turn or jest:
Origin
From a shortening of earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe (“indeed”), ultimately quidFrom a shortening of earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe (“indeed”), ultimately quid (“what”).
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