Quip Phrases

Phrases

• Beyond a joke
• Brevity is the soul of wit
• By way of a joke
• Genius bonus (a joke or theme added to a programme aimed at well informed people)
• Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It (Will Smith song)
• I can resist everything except temptation (Oscar Wilde quotation)
• Inside joke
• It's no joke
• Joke around
• Many a true word is spoken in jest
• Native wit
• No joke
• Paternal bonus (a joke or theme added to a childrens programme aimed at adults)
• Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit
• Sick joke
• Spit take (spitting out a drink in response to a joke or surprise)
• The joke's over
• Winter drawers on (old British euphemistic joke)