a quick and clever remark 俏皮話;妙語 to make a quip 說俏皮話 The senator made several quips during the interview, which got the audience laughing. 訪談過程中這位參議員說了些俏皮話,逗得觀衆哈哈大笑。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps from Latin quippe ‘indeed, forsooth’.
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