quips

Quick clever comments

Quips are clever, witty remarks—brief and often sharp.

A quip typically comes quickly, as a snappy retort or offhand observation: She's known for her quips about office politics.

To quip is to make such remarks: He quipped that the meeting could have been an email.

banter

repartee

Quick, clever conversation

wisecracksClever, mocking remarks
witticismsClever, amusing remarks
retortsWitty or sharp replies

comebacks · zingers · one-liners · jests · teasing · ribbing · joshing · badinage · raillery · persiflage

wit

clever

Showing mental quickness

sharpFine-edged, or astute
quickMoving with speed
ingeniousCleverly original in design

brilliant · smart · astute · deft · nimble · rapier · incisive · keen · sparkling · sophisticated

sarcasm

irony

Meaning opposite to words

snarkCutting, mocking commentary
mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
barbsSharp points or jibes

jibes · taunts · cutting · biting · acerbic · caustic · sardonic · mordant · stinging · sneering

brevity

pithy

Concise and forceful

succinctExpressed with minimal words
conciseBriefly and clearly stated
terseBrief to bluntness

snappy · punchy · crisp · compact · laconic · epigrammatic · short · quick · throwaway · offhand

remarks

observations

Noted perceptions

commentsSpoken or written reactions
asidesRemarks to audience only
interjectionsEmotive verbal outbursts

offhand · throwaway · passing · casual · flippant · glib · tongue-in-cheek · cheeky · sly · knowing

Categories

humor writinghumor, satire, parody, puns, wordplay
comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
clever humordry wit, wordplay, clever wordplay, clever banter, puns
comedy stylesjokes, sarcasm, puns, irony, parody
comedy termsjokes, puns, wit, sarcasm, irony

Opposites

length and elaboration

quipsmonologues

Uninterrupted speeches by one

dissertations · lectures · orations · diatribes · treatises

tone and intent

quipslamentations

Expressions of grief

eulogies · dirges · jeremiads · platitudes

spontaneity and preparation

quipsprepared remarks

Speech composed beforehand

set pieces · keynote addresses · talking points · policy statements

Family

quip, quipped, quipster, quipping, quippy, quipsters

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G