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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  • Also: That Nabokov quip is the funniest thing I have read all day. —  A Motley Vision
  • The "putting a girl on your shoulders" quip is a reference to the now
  • What began as a quip has now made me out to be a pimp!
  • Jamersonmagwood, one commenter at the above Washington Post article, was spot on with the following caustic quip: —  THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
  • But the 16-year-old insists the quip was just for fun - because she is too young to settle down just yet. —  JAM! Showbiz
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sally ·  badinage ·  witticism ·  epigram ·  banter ·  gibe ·  saying ·  pleasantry ·  repartee ·  jibe ·  jeer ·  prank

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quip:   quipped ·  quipping ·  quips
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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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