quip

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It may sound trite, but "cows don't go to school" and this quip is a good way to explain the reality that open land does not require the same level of governmental services as "developed" land and as such it doesn't make sense to tax open land at the same rate.

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  1. noun A clever, witty remark often prompted by the occasion.
  2. noun A clever, often sarcastic remark; a gibe. See Synonyms at joke.
  3. noun A petty distinction or objection; a quibble.
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  • Cut off in mid-quip, he gasped, tumbled, seized her by the right ankle, felt a flurry of punches hammering his ribs in the time before their crash-landing on the roof. —  The Sinister Six Combo
  • It may sound trite, but "cows don't go to school" and this quip is a good way to explain the reality that open land does not require the same level of governmental services as "developed" land and as such it doesn't make sense to tax open land at the same rate. —  Readthehook.com - Current Articles
  • The point of my quip was about the effect and not the mechanism. —  PegasusNews.com stories
  • Getting out of jams on the strength of a smirk and a quip are his specialties, and if ever there was a place for that, it's here. —  The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines
  • Kacy Ray (21) - your quip is a keeper. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
 

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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Alteration of obsolete quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe, indeed, from quid, what; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Welsh chwip, a quick turn or flirt, from chwipio, whip, move briskly. Cf. whip. Hence quib, quibble.
  2. from quip, n.
 

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