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  • 34quip — quippish, adj. quippishness, n. /kwip/, n., v., quipped, quipping. n. 1. a clever or witty remark or comment. 2. a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest. 3. a quibble. 4. an odd or fantastic action or thing. v.i. 5. to utter quips. [1525 35;… …

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  • 35dig — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shovel, spade, excavate, grub, delve; labor, speed; unearth; slang, enjoy (see pleasure). See concavity, exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Insult] Syn. gibe, taunt, innuendo, cut; see insult , ridicule …

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  • 36quip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. joke, witticism, retort, repartee, [wise]crack (sl.). See wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A witticism] Syn. jest, repartee, bon mot, one liner; see joke 2 , pun . 2. [A jeer] Syn. gibe, mockery,… …

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  • 37wisecrack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., slang, crack, quip, witticism, comeback, answer. See wit. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. joke, dig, gibe, flippant remark, quip, retort. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. A flippant or… …

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  • 38sarcasm — [16] A sarcastic remark is etymologically one which involves the ‘rending of flesh’. Greek sárx meant ‘flesh’ (it has given English sarcoma [17] and sarcophagus), and it formed the basis of a verb sarkázein ‘tear the flesh’, hence ‘bite one’s lip …

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  • 39shaft — n 1. pole, rod, stick; long handle, helve; bar, beam; staff, flagpole, flagstaff; post, pillar, column, upright, support, stanchion. 2. barb, cutting remark, cut, gibe, sarcastic remark; verbal blow, Inf. slam, Inf. put down, Inf. knock, slap or… …

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  • 40quip — [[t]kwɪp[/t]] n. v. quipped, quip•ping 1) a clever or witty remark or comment 2) a sharp, sarcastic remark 3) quibble; cavil 4) an odd or fantastic action or thing 5) to utter quips • Etymology: 1525–35; back formation from quippy quip < L… …

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