Quib vs. Quip

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  • Quib (noun)

    A quip or gibe.

  • Quip (noun)

    A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.

  • Quip (verb)

    To make a quip.

  • Quip (verb)

    To taunt; to treat with quips.

Wiktionary
  • Quib (noun)

    A jibe, a taunt; a quip. Compare “quibble”. Now North American.

  • Quib (verb)

    Chiefly US= “quip”.

  • Quib (verb)

    Chiefly US. To argue or quibble, especially about a triviality or in a petty manner. Chiefly with about, over.

  • Quip (noun)

    a witty remark

    “Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man”

  • Quip (noun)

    a play on words

    “tricks of controversy and quips of law”

  • Quip (verb)

    make a witty remark

    “‘Flattery will get you nowhere,’ she quipped”

Oxford Dictionary

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