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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Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Nearly every inch of the bar’s narrow interior is plastered with glowing beer logo signs, neon strip lights and posters jeering with bawdy bar jokes and wisecracks.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
The film reunites the principal characters from the previous films, including arrogant ringleader J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), wisecracking mentalist Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), sleight-of-hand expert Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), and escape artist Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher).
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Boys in blue training kits gather in pockets of shade and trade wisecracks.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Nearly every inch of the bar’s narrow interior is plastered with glowing beer logo signs, neon strip lights and posters jeering with bawdy bar jokes and wisecracks.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Jon Manfrellotti played Gianni, a wisecracking contractor and one of Ray's friends.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
The film reunites the principal characters from the previous films, including arrogant ringleader J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), wisecracking mentalist Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), sleight-of-hand expert Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), and escape artist Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher).
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Wisecrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisecrack. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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