"It wouldn't be the first time his sharp tongue had cut his own throat."
— Brent Weeks, The Way of Shadows
Simply put, a character who likes to make quips. This character always has something witty to say. Sometimes their sharp tongue leaves everyone else speechless. Other times, everyone just gets annoyed by their constant quipping.
Compare Deadpan Snarker, Stepford Snarker, and Silent Snarker.
Examples:
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Comic Books
- Spider-Man: Spider-Man is used to being the quipster of whatever team he's on, so he's upset when he's temporarily on the same Avengers team as Hawkeye, who likes to quip, too.
Films — Live-Action
- Mrs. Doubtfire: The aractitle character loves to do this."They should have a little disclaimer that says "Do Not Operate Heavy Machinery While Watching This Show". Incredible. This guy used to put me to sleep when I was a kid. Amazing. He has the warmth of a snow pea. He makes Mister Rogers look like Mick Jagger."
- Scarface (1983): The main character, Tony Montana, has a tendency for this.
- When asked by an immigration officer if he's been in a mental hospital, he replies, "Oh, yeah. On the boat coming over."
- When Omar tells Tony to watch his back, Tony replies "Better than your front, lemme tell you."
- "Why don't you try sticking your head up your ass? See if it fits."
- Sure, Mel. Maybe you can hand out yourself one of them first class tickets to the Resurrection."
- "I always tell the truth. Even when I lie."
- "So you wanna dance, Frank, or do you wanna sit here and have a heart attack?"
