Quip and Saying

Quip

Quip noun - A witty saying.

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Saying and quip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saying" instead a noun "Quip".

Nearby Words: quipped, quipping

Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.

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Quip and saying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quip" instead a noun "Saying".

Nearby Word: say

known	known quip	known saying
nice	nice quip	nice saying
best	best quip	best saying
short	short quip	short saying
Other adjectives: terrible, witty, famous, new, last, occasional, favorite.

Wesley shouts him down, saying they don't have time to be stopped by the police, only to quip, "Hop on, gorgeous" after Angel puts it on.

Source: Pink Is for Sissies
If I Wanted X, I Would Y: M putting down Tanner's "Queen of Numbers" quip by saying if she wanted sarcasm she could get it from her children.

Source: Film / GoldenEye
Should the player choose so during a conversation dialogue with Ashley, she can make a quip about the old saying "There are no atheists in foxholes", to which Shepard claims to have been "in plenty of foxholes".

Source: Real Men Love Jesus

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