quip
To make a quipTo make a quip.
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» That quip was just not funny enough.
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2 senses(intransitive)To make a quip.
witzeln
язви́тьjazvítʹ
make jokes or quips
(transitive)To taunt; to mock with quips.
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
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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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Forms
quips, quipping, quipped, quippedSynonyms
2 synonyms- make jokes or quips:gag
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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