quip /kwɪp/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To make a quip.In an eerily prescient bit, Kent Brockman laughingly quips that if seventy degree weather in the winter is the Gashouse Effect in action, he doesn’t mind one bit. — 2012 •To taunt; to mock with quips.the more he laughs, and does her closely quip — 1596 noun1 •A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. — 1645 formsquipped · quipping · quips