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Quip vs Quid - What's the difference?

quip | quid |

As nouns the difference between quip and quid

is that quip is a smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe while quid is the inherent nature of something or quid can be (historical) a sovereign or guinea or quid can be a piece of chewing tobacco.

As verbs the difference between quip and quid

is that quip is to make a quip while quid is to chew tobacco.

quip

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
  • * Milton
    • Quips , and cranks, and wanton wiles.
  • * Tennyson
    • He was full of joke and jest, / But all his merry quips are o'er.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

  • To make a quip.
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  • To taunt; to treat with quips.
  • * Spenser
    • the more he laughs, and does her closely quip

    quid

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The inherent nature of something.
  • (US, historical) A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid ).

    • Etymology 2

    Likely derives from the phrase quid pro quo meaning "this for that", referring to the exchange of goods/services for money.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (historical) A sovereign or guinea.
  • (British, colloquial) Pound sterling.
    • Five quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!
  • (Australia, colloquial) pound
  • (Ireland, colloquial) pound, punt
  • (Ireland, colloquial) euro
  • (United States, colloquial) dollar
    • Synonyms
    * (pound sterling) ** pound, pound sterling ** (slang) nicker, sov
    Derived terms
    * quids in

    Etymology 3

    Variant of (cud).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of chewing tobacco.
  • *
  • (US, colloquial) the act of chewing such tobacco

    • Verb

    (quidd)
  • To chew tobacco
  • * 1902 , John Masefield,
    • Ah! the pig-tailed, quidding pirates and the pretty pranks we played
  • (of a horse) To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing

    • See also

    * bob * buck * dime * nickel * quarter * Quidditch * trey * zac ----