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quip

n. வசைத்துணுக்கு, நகைத்திற வாசகம், சொற்பொருள் நயம், செயற்கைச் சொல்திறம், சொற்புரட்டு, பசப்புரை,(வினை) சொற் புதிராடு.


Quip, n. Etym: [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. Quib, Quibble.] Defn: 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. Quip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Quipping.] Defn: To taunt; to treat with quips. The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. Spenser. Quip, v. i. Defn: To scoff; to use taunts. Sir H. Sidney.


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