A witty remark or clever response made in reply to another quip or joke.
From counter- + quip (a witty remark), possibly from quippy or related to equip. Quip itself may derive from Latin quippiam (a trifle).
Counterquips create some of the funniest moments in conversations and movies—think of rapid-fire witty exchanges where each person tries to outsmart the last joke with something even cleverer.
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