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counterquip

counterquip noun: a quip made in response to another quip.

Noun

counterquip (plural counterquips)

  1. A quip made in response to another quip.

Forms of counterquip

pluralcounterquips

Origin of counterquip

From counter- + quip.

Questions about counterquip

What does counterquip mean?
Counterquip means a quip made in response to another quip.
What part of speech is counterquip?
Counterquip is a noun.
What is the plural of counterquip?
The plural of counterquip is counterquips.

Words near counterquip in the dictionary

  1. counterquery
  2. counterquestion
  3. counterquestioned
  4. counterquestioning
  5. counterquestions
  6. counterquip
  7. counterquips
  8. counterradical
  9. counterradicalism
  10. counterradicals
  11. counterraid

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