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quipquip /kwɪp/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYquipOrigin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from Latin quippe certainly, indeed, from quid what VERB TABLEquip |
Present | I, you, we, they | quip | | he, she, it | quips | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | quipped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have quipped | | he, she, it | has quipped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had quipped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will quip | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have quipped |
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Present | I | am quipping | | he, she, it | is quipping | | you, we, they | are quipping | Past | I, he, she, it | was quipping | | you, we, they | were quipping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been quipping | | he, she, it | has been quipping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been quipping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be quipping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been quipping |
THESAURUSsomething funny► joke something that you say to make people laugh, especially a funny story: We stayed up telling jokes until 2 a.m. I don’t think he gets the joke (=understands why a joke is funny). ► one-liner a very short joke or funny remark: There are some good one-liners in the movie. ► wisecrack a quick, funny, and often slightly unkind remark: He made some wisecrack about the size of my nose. ► pun a joke using a word that has two very different meanings: A pun about school that I like is: “Math teachers have a lot of problems.” ► gag a short joke told by a professional entertainer: The audience was totally silent after a few of his gags. ► punch line the last few words of a joke or story that make it funny: I’ve heard that joke before, but I couldn’t remember the punch line. ► quip formal an amusing remark: She is quick with a quip: “Do I look tall and thin?” asks the 5-foot tall comedian. ► jest jest means the same as joke but is old-fashioned or used in writing: The senator met dozens of people, greeting them with a smile and an occasional jest. to say something short and amusing: “Giving up smoking is easy,” he quipped. “I’ve done it hundreds of times.”—quip noun [countable]► see thesaurus at joke1 |