a quick and clever remark 俏皮话;妙语 to make a quip 说俏皮话 The senator made several quips during the interview, which got the audience laughing. 访谈过程中这位参议员说了些俏皮话,逗得观众哈哈大笑。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps from Latin quippe ‘indeed, forsooth’.
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