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Does he say “witty quick to you”?

Does he say “witty quick to you”?

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mulch_v_bark
I honestly don't know what he's saying. This is a very theatrical way of speaking. If I heard someone talking this way in real life, I would make fun of them.
ItsRandxm
He did indeed. He is saying that her comment was witty and that it was thought of quickly. Do NOT replicate this, it's just a weird way of talking.
Rih1
Maybe "We'll be quick to you"?
BoxoRandom
From context it sounds like he’s correcting her by stating his proper name or a different joke name when she addresses him as “Superman.” But I’ve got nothing else to back this up, I haven’t seen the film and I’ve never heard “witty quick” as a part of British English slang
mystirc
what are they even speaking 😭, I can normally understand the language spoken in modern movies but this? It's like they are trying to rap but the words aren't coming out.
CasedUfa
He is correcting her term of address. It is something something to you. Like call me mr whatever. I just cant hear what the hell it is but the phrasing is quite well known.
minister-xorpaxx-7
It sounds like "whippet-quick" to me. (Saying something is "as quick as a [whippet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whippet)" is common in parts of the UK.)
AdCertain5057
I'm not sure if it's "witty quick" but, whatever he's saying, it seems to be in the sense of "It's Mr. Smith to you." That is, the more confrontational form of "Call me \_\_\_". What's the character's name? (Just to be clear, "Mr. Smith" is just a filler. I don't know what he's actually saying.)
Unlikely_Afternoon94
This is very interesting, and I admire the detective work that some of these people have put in. However, you really shouldn't be learning English from this kind of material unless you're specializing in language from the early 20th century.
alistofthingsIhate
I genuinely can’t tell if they’re doing British or trans-Atlantic accents in this
Infamous-Cycle5317
Whippet quick to you? I dont know if thats his name or what
Siphango
I agree with others, this is a strange clip and I can’t quite make out the first part either. But the second part “to you” is normally used this way after correcting your name or stating a preference in title to someone else. He’s telling her not to call him “superman”, but his to use his name (I assume) instead. I have no idea what the first two words are supposed to be though. Perhaps Whippet quick, or Whippet Quid. I did a search for whippet quick and found a result for the Charlie Chester character ‘Whippet Kwik, the Cat Burglar, so that’s what he said. He is effective saying: “Don’t call me Superman, call me by my name, which is Whippet Kwik.” I see someone else already found this information and put in a reply to an earlier comment too.
dark-humored
im hearing "Whip it quick to you" lmfao wtf ??
am_Snowie
he asked her "where were you on sunday" after that,so "we'll be quick to you" makes sense (as he didn't want to waste his time).this movie is on youtube and has auto generated subs too, youtube comes in handy sometimes.