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quip (n.)
1532, variant of
quippy,
in same sense (1519), perhaps from L.
quippe
"indeed, forsooth" (used sarcastically), from
quid
"what," neut. of
quis
"who" (cf.
quibble
) + emphatic particle
-pe.
The verb is recorded from 1584.
