Read full poem →(Sweet to meet upon the street, why did you glance me by?)
But he caught the quaint Italian quip she flung him from the gutter;
(What can there be to cry about that I should lie and cry?)
Dictionary Entry
A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. quipquip famousquip old
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Poetry examples for “quip”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →of the store, and entered the hemisphere of groceries, he began to look
as though he would indulge in a merry quip. A faint flush came to his
white countenance, that shone among the multi-colored packages.