quip

Etymology

From a shortening of earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe (“indeed”), ultimately quid (“what”).

noun

1. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
   Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. 1645, John Milton, L'Allegro
   He wrote it down, remembering a quip of Pym's, paraphrased from Clemenceau: "Military intelligence has as much to do with intelligence as military music has to do with music.” 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy
   Nobody could ever be bothered to imagine the Sand Snakes beyond personalized weaponry and fake-aggressive quips, none of which were very convincing, and now they don’t even register as dead weight. July 23, 2017, Brandon Nowalk, “The great game begins with a bang on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club

verb

1. (intransitive) To make a quip.
   In an eerily prescient bit, Kent Brockman laughingly quips that if seventy degree weather in the winter is the Gashouse Effect in action, he doesn’t mind one bit. June 3, 2012, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in AV Club
2. (transitive) To taunt; to treat with quips.
   He did not really mind being quipped; the city gentlemen made him used to that sort of thing. 1957, H. E. Bates, Death of a Huntsman