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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Quip

/(kwĭp)/ · IPA /kwɪp/
01 n. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe.
  1. 1.
    A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe.
    “Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles.” — Milton.
    “He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er.” — Tennyson.
  2. 2.
    A short humorous or witty comment or observation, usually spontaneously formed in response to a prior comment.
02 v. t. To taunt; to treat with quips.
imp. & p. p. Quipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Quipping
  1. 1.
    To taunt; to treat with quips.
    “The more he laughs, and does her closely quip.” — Spenser.
03 v. i. To scoff; to use taunts.
  1. 1.
    To scoff; to use taunts.