English to Irish Meaning of quip - quip

Quip :

quip

noun

gobán, bréige, tráth na gceist, ag magadh, Guy, craic, sá rapier, íoróin, magadh

verb

Quip :: quipQuips :: quips

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Definitions of quip in English

Noun(1) a witty saying(2) witty remark
Verb(1) make jokes or quips

Examples of quip in English

(1) Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man(2) We all look to Frank as somebody who, when we were making difficult decisions, was there with a funny quip .(3) At home he had been funny, sociable, always ready for a quip or a practical joke.(4) Every political side gets their shot at a bon mot, a quip , or a zinger.(5) His quips and jokes were still at my expense, but he did tone things down a little.(6) Why must I be subjected to teams of lackwits telling lousy jokes, quipping lame quips , discussing current events with all the wit and wisdom of the village idiot?(7) This movie's main thrust is really nothing more than bareness interspersed with double entendres, pseudo witty banter, personal attacks, comic quips , and horribly off-key crooning.(8) I came up with excellent quips and remarks and wise cracks.(9) Oscar Wilde once quipped that economists know the price of everything and the value of nothing.(10) Then again, he pauses for a minute before quipping : ├ö├ç├┐The only animal I am really scared of is the one that walks on two legs.├ö├ç├û(11) I did like the style and it's full of witty quips .(12) Albert Einstein once quipped that the greatest mathematical discovery of all time is compound interest.(13) Heaps of other stuff happened with the other characters and there were witty quips but I left my notebook at home.(14) The conversation, as was to be expected with such a group, was light and flippant, with many jokes and quips flipping back and forth.(15) Trevor's not a churchgoer, quipping : ├ö├ç├┐I'm a seventh day absentist.├ö├ç├û(16) But for all the jolly quips and witty asides public relations and advertising are tough, unforgiving industries, teaming with showmanship and bravado.

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Synonyms

Noun

1. joke ::

joke

2. epigram ::

epigram

3. sally ::

sally

Verb

4. joke ::

joke

5. gag ::

gobán

Different Forms

quip, quips

Word Example from TV Shows

I know, and it was the greatest sarcastic QUIP I've ever heard.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 9

Examples of quip from TV Shows

I know, and it was the greatest sarcastic QUIP I've ever heard.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 9

English to Irish Dictionary: quip

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English to Irish Dictionary: quip

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