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quippery

quippery noun: the use of quips; smart humour.

Noun

quippery (usually uncountable, plural quipperies)

  1. (usually) The use of quips; smart humour.

Forms of quippery

pluralquipperies

Origin of quippery

From quip + -ery.

Questions about quippery

What does quippery mean?
Quippery means the use of quips; smart humour.
What part of speech is quippery?
Quippery is a noun.
What is the plural of quippery?
The plural of quippery is quipperies.

Words near quippery in the dictionary

  1. Quipot
  2. quipped
  3. quipper
  4. quipperies
  5. quippers
  6. quippery
  7. quippet
  8. quippets
  9. quippian
  10. quippians
  11. quippier

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