It's the Word of the Day for February 24th.

Today's word is quip, spelled Q-U-I-P.

Quip is a noun.

Quip can refer to a clever, usually taunting remark or to a witty or funny observation

or response, usually made on the spur of the moment. Here's the word used, and a sentence from

the Indianapolis Star by Nathan Brown. He's always got a story, is always ready with a quip,

and isn't afraid to let the four-letter words roll off the tongue in the most

creative ways. To tweak a well-known line from Hamlet, brevity is the soul of quip. While jokes are

often brief stories with setups followed by surprising and funny endings, quips are even

briefer and not so planned or scripted. They are more likely

to arise naturally in conversation when someone is especially quick-witted, firing off zingers,

retorts, or, if you want to get extra fancy about it, bon mo. Brevity also plays a role in quip's etymology. Quip is a shortening of the word

quippy, a now obsolete noun, of the same meaning. Quippy's origins are uncertain, but they may lie in

the Latin word, quipa, meaning indeed, or to be sure, which was often used ironically.

Quip entered English as a noun in the 1500s, but was verbified within decades.

The verb quip means to make quips or to jest or jibe at.

With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.

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