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Definition

a clever, witty remark; or making such a remark

I keep a notebook of favorite quips and quotes.

quips = clever, witty remarks

When asked, at age 73, if he was too old to run for President, Reagan quipped, "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."
She insisted it was a harmless quip and should not be taken as a serious comment.

quip = clever, witty remark

I'd never realized how funny she was (not laugh-out-loud Daddy-funny, but full of great quips), and she never knew how lighthearted I could be.
R.J. Palacio -- Wonder

quips = clever, witty remarks

More than 300 sharpshooters—"not all of them so sharp," quipped one official—took aim on some 5,000 birds released on the Memorial Park soccer field.
Jerry Spinelli -- Wringer
When they return they make bathroom jokes, quips about wetting your pants and running out of toilet paper, eyeing me cunningly while they do so.
Margaret Atwood -- Cat's Eye
"Despite what your mama told you," he quipped, "violence does solve problems."
Chris Kyle -- American Sniper
If I sent him word again it was not well cut, he would send me word he cut it to please himself: this is called the Quip modest.
William Shakespeare -- As You Like It
"Attacked?" quipped Johan.
Ted Dekker -- Black: The Birth of Evil
"Well, now," Mr. Lukens quipped, as though speaking to himself "Someone quite important must be down that hall...."
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan
The quip was a national scandal.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Seabiscuit
Convinced now that the woman was joking, the guard cheerfully quipped, "Three blocks under the lagoon."
Erik Larson -- The Devil in the White City
As one historian quips: "The gods were on the side of the best swimmers."
Bryan Brown -- Laying Down the LAW
Littlefinger had once quipped that Ser Bonifer must have gelded the riders too, so spotless was their repute.
George R.R. Martin -- A Feast For Crows
"Remind me not to buy any real estate here," Minho quipped.
James Dashner -- The Death Cure
"Did you get the license plate of the car that hit me?" quipped Cesar.
W. William Winokur -- The Perfect Game
Yet almost daily she offered quips and comments about me not attending school.
Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running
But he called on the day we were printing, so instead of writing the full story, we put in a small quip and said more to follow next month.
Pittacus Lore -- I Am Number Four
"He didn't throw you out," Simmon quipped as I returned to the table.
Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind
Josh's quips and comments were always getting him into trouble.
Micheal Scott -- The Alchemyst

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