n. & v.
n. 1 a clever saying; an epigram; a sarcastic remark etc. 2 a quibble; an equivocation.
v.intr. (quipped, quipping) make quips. quipster n.
[ abbr. of obs. quippy perh. f. L quippe forsooth ]
n. & v.
n. 1 a clever saying; an epigram; a sarcastic remark etc. 2 a quibble; an equivocation.
v.intr. (quipped, quipping) make quips. quipster n.
[ abbr. of obs. quippy perh. f. L quippe forsooth ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012