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Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didn't know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that I'm one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar.
John Krasinski

Meaning of "quippy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUIPPY

quippy  [ˈkwɪpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUIPPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quippy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUIPPY


chippy
ˈtʃɪpɪ
clippie
ˈklɪpɪ
flippy
ˈflɪpɪ
gippy
ˈdʒɪpɪ
gossipy
ˈɡɒsɪpɪ
hippie
ˈhɪpɪ
hippy
ˈhɪpɪ
Mississippi
ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpɪ
precipe
priːˈsɪpɪ
recipe
ˈrɛsɪpɪ
scrapie
ˈskreɪpɪ
skippy
ˈskɪpɪ
slippy
ˈslɪpɪ
snippy
ˈsnɪpɪ
stripy
ˈstraɪpɪ
tippy
ˈtɪpɪ
trippy
ˈtrɪpɪ
typy
ˈtaɪpɪ
whippy
ˈwɪpɪ
zippy
ˈzɪpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUIPPY

quintuplicate
quintuplication
quintuply
quinze
quip
quipped
quipper
quipping
quippish
quippu
quipster
quipu
quire
Quirinal
Quirinus
Quirites
quirk
quirkily
quirkiness
quirkish

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUIPPY

choppy
crappy
dippy
drippy
flappy
floppy
happy
hoppy
lippy
nappy
nippy
pippy
poppy
preppy
puppy
scrappy
sloppy
snappy
strappy
unhappy

Synonyms and antonyms of quippy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quippy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUIPPY

Find out the translation of quippy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quippy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quippy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

quippy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quippy
570 millions of speakers

English

quippy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quippy
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

quippy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

quippy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quippy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quippy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quippy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quippy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

quippy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

quippy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quippy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Quippy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quippy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

quippy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुटकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

quippy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quippy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

quippy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

quippy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

quippy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειρωνικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

quippy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quippy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

quippy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quippy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUIPPY»

The term «quippy» is normally little used and occupies the 144.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUIPPY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quippy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quippy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quippy

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QUOTES WITH «QUIPPY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quippy.
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John Krasinski
Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didn't know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that I'm one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUIPPY»

Discover the use of quippy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quippy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tessa's English Workbook 1
The animal teachers tell the kids to go home and tell their mommies that they love Quippy English school and want to study there forever. The kids say, “Ok, Pig teacher, I will say that to my mommy.” Then the animal teachers are really happy  ...
Tae Hyun Lim, Kurt Labuhn
2
Quippy and Soot
The story of how Quippy the duckling meets his new friend Soot.
Olive L. Mason, Jimmy Winter, 1953
3
Leah, New Hampshire: The Collected Stories of Thomas Williams
Quippy quippy quippy,” it would say allby itself in the dark room. “Queep, queep. ”Whenit legitimately rang, it wasnota ring at all, buta softyowl, like acat one could hear behind the brash, simultaneous ringing ofthe othertwo phones in the ...
Thomas Williams, 2013
4
Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature
She reread Hurston's THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD (1937) as a model and composed Mama and Disap- pearingActs (1989), the subject of an HBO-TV film. Her style, which tends toward quippy comebacks, 364 Mead, Margaret ...
Mary Ellen Snodgrass, 2009
5
New York Magazine
His editorial meetings were quippy, scatological, telegraphed, terminally irreverent, garnished with knowing talk about prostitutes from around the world. He dismissed ideas with VerMeulenisms like "Doesn't blow my shit up" or "Doesn' t blow ...
6
Practice Makes Perfect
"Too much caffeine makes you quippy." Payton looked over, offended by this. " Quippy?" They were interrupted by a knock at her door, and Irma poked her head into the office. "Your mother's on my line. Should I transfer her over to you?
Julie James, 2009
7
The Bibliography of Australian Literature
Children's Books Include Quippy (1946). Quippy and Soot [ 1953]. For further details see ACB( 1 ). Comment/s: Possibly Olive Laura Powell Mason (nee Lake), b. 1905; d. 6 April 1972 Kogarah, NSW. Further Information: AustLit; OXAC.
John Arnold, John Hay, Kerry Kilner, 2008
8
Grammar the Easy Way
the present (My other nephew Quippy runs a clam boat out of Milford Landing in Milford, Connecticut.), and the future (Ronnie will never forgive me for casting better than he did at the fishing show.) come to mind immediately, but the past ...
Dan Mulvey, 2002
9
The Internship Bible
Then I went to college, and I continued to correspond with him — the same quippy, little, facile pieces. We became friends, and he said, "I have a great idea for you if you're up for the challenge to become an intern [at Esquire]." So I met with all ...
Mark Oldman, Samer Hamadeh, Princeton Review, 2005
10
The Crossword Answer Book
EQUINE QUMRAN QUIPPY QUESTS IQTEST QUOTAS CAIQUE RADDLE RANGER RAZZES COMPLY PIAZZA SQUASH QUAFFS EQUIPS QUIPUS QUEUES QUOTED CALQUE RADIAL RANGES RAZZLE DAMPLY PINZON SQUATS Q..E..
Stanley Newman, Daniel Stark, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUIPPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quippy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marvel Wrote Special Dialogue For Spider-Man to Screen Test With …
When Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man screen-tested for Captain America: Civil War a while back, the super-quippy duo weren't ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
2
iZombie: Dead Air Review
This combination of quippy and compelling made “Dead Air” iZombie's best episode yet! Something else this episode did well? Integrating this diverse ... «Den of Geek!, May 15»
3
Taco Bell's Hottest Hot Sauce Yet Is Coming on Cinco de Mayo
Each Diablo sauce packet features one of 12 new "wisdom" labels—the quippy lines Taco Bell has on its hot sauce packets—something the brand visually ... «Adweek, Apr 15»
4
Neil Patrick Harris Opens Oscars 2015 With Quippy Original Show …
Dancing Stormtroopers, "magic Meryl F'ing Streep," and Jack Black? Oscars 2015 host Neil Patrick Harris jumped right in on Sunday, Feb. 22, kicking off the ... «Us Magazine, Feb 15»
5
Pentagram's New Grown-Up Logo for Vsauce's YouTube Stars
Take Vsauce for example. The channel, known for its quippy science-focused videos, has more than 8 million subscribers and nearly 800 million video views. «Wired, Feb 15»
6
'Agent Carter': James D'Arcy on Jarvis' quippy charm: 'Rambo, he's not'
'Agent Carter': James D'Arcy on Jarvis' quippy charm: 'Rambo, he's not'. Jan. 14, 2015 | 11:57 a.m.. PREVIOUS. NEXT. Agent Carter: James DArcy on Jarvis ... «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»
7
Vera Wang Pre-Fall 2015
The quippy Vera Wang wasn't there for the talk-through, and instead left a three-word sound byte, printed for accuracy: “Fun Furry Flirty.” Well, one girl's froth is ... «Women's Wear Daily, Dec 14»
8
John Green Promises to Send Signed 'Fault in Our Stars' Books to …
@CarlaScHolloway I didn't make a quippy joke? on reddit or tumblr? I donated through @iSmashFizzle's drive… — John Green (@johngreen) November 30, ... «Just Jared, Nov 14»
9
'The Judge' Review: All Rise for Robert Downey Jr.'s Charm in …
“The Judge” is tailor-made for Downey's gift for delivering a quippy, arrogant put-down like he's doing his target a favor. Hank's anti-heroism is a refreshing ... «TheWrap, Oct 14»
10
Fish tales from Branford: Dave Lubeski's fisherman's journey
My nephew Quippy dropped into Malone's one Sunday and asked if I had seen the ... Quippy runs a clam boat out of Milford and is deeply interested in anything ... «Shoreline Times, Sep 14»

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