Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To make a quip. · To taunt; to mock with quips.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
From a shortening of earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe (“indeed”), ultimately quid (“what”).
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- Derivation mentionquippela
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