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quip

/kwɪp/noun

उच्चारण क्विप

चुटकी, हाज़िरजवाबी भरी टिप्पणी, चुटीली बात

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noun
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    [C]

    a quick and clever remark that is meant to be funny

    चुटकी, हाज़िरजवाबी भरी टिप्पणी, चुटीली बात

    • Radhika answered the interviewer's tricky question with a witty quip.
    • He ended his speech with a quip about the weather.

    Synonyms joke witticism jest wisecrack one-liner

verbquipped, quipping
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    [I, T] + speech

    to say something in a quick, clever and funny way

    चुटकी लेना, हाज़िरजवाबी से कहना

    • 'At least the rain will keep the crowds away,' she quipped.

    Synonyms joke jest banter

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Synonyms

joke witticism jest wisecrack one-liner banter

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A person who makes clever and amusing remarks is a wit, and such a remark is a quip or a witticism.

चतुर और मज़ेदार बातें कहने वाले व्यक्ति को wit कहते हैं, और ऐसी टिप्पणी को quip या witticism कहते हैं।