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   quip

   /kwɪp/

   noun

   • 1. a witty remark: "Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man"
   • ▪ a play on words: "tricks of controversy and quips of law"

   verb

   • 1. make a witty remark: "‘Flattery will get you nowhere,’ she quipped"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: perhaps from Latin quippe ‘indeed, forsooth’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

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