Definitions
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- noun The use of
quips ; smarthumour .
Etymologies
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quip + -ery
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Examples
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Then again, I like that a little bit – I grew up in a Jewish home, and quippery is sometimes a way of showing love.
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* Most of my quippery is unavailable due to a Faustian deal I made with Michael Jackson regarding ownership of my early works, but this one is free for educational use: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a winter in Nebraska."
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Joe Kelly may very well be the most clever man in comics, and he is absolutely masterful at understanding the nuances between Spider-Man's quippery and Deadpool's insanity.
Evil Inc. 2009
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