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noun

ˈwīz-ˌkrak

Definition of wisecrack

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter

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verb

as in to joke

to make jokes wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions

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Noun

One wisecrack went too far, in the eyes of the people whose eyes sit below red caps. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026 Chock-full of laugh-out-loud quips and wisecracks, Susan Sarandon, Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines also join in on the fun in the boisterous 2017 sequel to the 2016 original Bad Moms. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025

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The Naples native loved hanging out with the cast, which included Miami’s own Marcello Hernandez, who plays the wisecracking best man. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 With Deadpool regenerating for a fourth blockbuster outing, Ryan Reynolds is already getting back into character as the wisecracking mercenary. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for wisecrack

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisecrack

Noun

As Dave Chappelle takes backlash for a joke at Charlie Kirk‘s expense, the late Turning Point USA founder’s widow has responded.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2026
This all happened after years in which the President and the Vice-President have deployed racist epithets, jokes, and myths.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of joke

Verb

Mahomes quipped that the pregnancy announcement wasn’t news to him.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026
Oft-quipped as being the only man with honest intentions to enter Parliament, Fawkes was discovered in the late hours the night before the attack was scheduled.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of quip

Noun

At least Scrooge’s nephew Fred (Sam Claflin) has a decency that registers and his wife (Daisy Ridley) even manages one of the film’s genuine laughs.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Who wants a pregnant woman on (laughs) the cover of a magazine?

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of laugh

Noun

As the audience applauded, Stewart launched into his joking eulogy.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Russell was mentioned in that speech, but in a joking way, playing off of how frequent Oscars director Glenn Weiss, who won for his role helming the 2018 Academy Awards telecast, had used his speech to propose to his then-girlfriend.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

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