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quip (n.)
1530s, variant of
quippy
in same sense (1510s), perhaps from Latin
quippe
"indeed, forsooth" (used sarcastically), from
quid
"what," neuter of
quis
"who" (see
who
, and cf.
quibble
(n.)) + emphatic particle
-pe
.
quip (v.)
1580s, from
quip
(n.). Related:
Quipped
;
quipping
.
