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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Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
And quite simply, the data does not back the wisecracks up.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Sometimes a story about a wisecracking demon hunter can just be that, and nothing more.
—William Earl, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Noun
The bit was posting archival photos from Gen X’s formative years, together with wisecracks about how life was better/tougher/cooler/randier back then.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
And quite simply, the data does not back the wisecracks up.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Verb
The camera, a fly, roves, ending up in corners, lodging itself amid scenes of card-playing, seductions, wisecracking, and listlessness.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Sometimes a story about a wisecracking demon hunter can just be that, and nothing more.
—William Earl, Variety, 9 June 2025
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“Wisecrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisecrack. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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