wisecracked; wisecracking; wisecracks
: to make a wisecrack
wisecracker
noun
Examples of wisecrack in a Sentence
Noun
Someone in the theater was making wisecracks during the entire movie.
a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter
Verb
wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, his wisecracks and confessional asides come as a direct address.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
In last year’s Super Bowl, Bud Light introduced the wisecracking Bud Light Genie, who met up with Malone and Manning in a third-quarter Super Bowl spot.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Meanwhile, Grace provides plenty of comic relief as the jittery prisoner who manages to make snarky wisecracks even while on the verge of dying.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, his wisecracks and confessional asides come as a direct address.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
After a roll call where each reveals their imminent reprisal of fan-favorite Dimension 20 characters — including a Staten Island divorcee, a wisecracking pizza rat, and a drug dealer still coping from a breakup — the game begins.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
In last year’s Super Bowl, Bud Light introduced the wisecracking Bud Light Genie, who met up with Malone and Manning in a third-quarter Super Bowl spot.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Wisecrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisecrack. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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