quipster
- noun
- /ˈkwɪpstər/
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ingenioso
- Everyone loved to hear the quipster's witty remarks during the dinner party.
Examples
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Patience, my quizzical quipster.
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The lively quipster entertained the audience with clever jokes and amusing anecdotes.
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As a natural quipster, she always had a clever comeback ready for any situation.
Synonyms
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7.7
A funny person who behaves in a strange and entertaining way
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4.8
A person who thinks quickly and says clever, funny things
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7.5
A person who likes to tell jokes to make people laugh
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5.0
A person who makes people laugh by telling funny stories or jokes
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4.4
A person who often makes other people laugh
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7.1
A person who often makes short funny or sarcastic remarks
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9.0
A person who tells quick jokes to make people laugh
A person who often says short clever comments to make people laugh
A person or remark that is clever but rude
A person who is lively and makes quick, clever remarks
A person who makes lively, funny conversation
How Witty
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Morphology
Etymology
Quipster comes from the short word quip, meaning 'a clever or funny remark', plus the ending -ster that names a person, as in hipster. So a quipster is literally someone who makes quips, which is why it means a person who often makes witty remarks.