as in wisecrack
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as in joking
to make jokes
wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions
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Noun
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Eager to prove herself after a traumatic incident with a former witness, Madolyn vows to execute her responsibilities by the book, regardless of Winston’s nonstop stream of disruptive wisecracks.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025 -
And yes, that dollar figure is the 77th million wisecrack over Jimbo Fisher’s buyout.—
David Whitley,
The Tennessean,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Nile and Bernard seemed like best friends, always joking and very excited.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2024
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Not just the kind of vaudevillian two guys joking around with each other on stage, but even just as individual comedians.—
Justin Koreis,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The Ukrainians have knocked out at least two BTR-D funnies since November.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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At times laugh-out-loud funny, the film explores the effects Johnson’s journey has had on his life and those around him, including Johnson’s father and teenage son.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The co-hosts burst into laughter alongside the audience after Behar’s quip.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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By many accounts, including his own unsubtle quips with the music press, Boursinos was hitting the gear hard.—
Martin McKenzie-Murray,
SPIN,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Matthew Rankin’s latest surreal comedy, between hilarious drollery and bitter disillusionment.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
18 Dec. 2024
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His ambition and synthetic public persona are the butt of countless withering drolleries.—
Giles Harvey,
The New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2024
Noun
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That is kind of a tongue-in-cheek witticism amongst those who do this for a living.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Big as the performance is, Stiller isn’t alone: Writer-director-star Eric Schaeffer also pillages shamelessly from the Sundance playbook of whimsy, giving himself the lion’s share of irony-laden pickup lines and depressive witticisms about the pointlessness of romance.—
Sean Malin,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2024
Noun
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After a few more laughs, Reynolds turned sentimental and shared some heartfelt words about Jackman.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
25 Jan. 2025
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The script itself offers up plenty of solid laughs as characters bumble around searching for connections of the flesh and blood variety when not getting their heads chopped off.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To the show’s credit, Kitty was given a voice—but the joke was on her, as people failed to listen.—
Jennifer Vineyard,
Flow Space,
24 Jan. 2025
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These shows are led by a cast of improv comedians, leading into the various personalities’ wit and humor over scripted jokes.—
Sara Belcher,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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