Quip /(kwĭp)/

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

   Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles.

   He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er.

2. A short humorous or witty comment or observation, usually spontaneously formed in response to a prior comment.

imp. & p. p. Quipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Quipping

1. To taunt; to treat with quips.

   The more he laughs, and does her closely quip.

1. To scoff; to use taunts.