quip

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

QUIP, noun A smart sarcastic turn; a taunt; a severe retort. QUIP, verb transitive To taunt; to treat with a sarcastic retort. QUIP, verb intransitive To scoff.
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