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wisecracked

verb

past tense of wisecrack

as in joked

to make jokes wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions

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Recent Examples of wisecracked Roker wisecracked, although Percy reassured him that surely doesn’t happen. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 Maya wisecracked that everybody already knew the cure for homosexuality—fame. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

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Early on, the Twins joked López was the most expensive interpreter in Major League Baseball.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
But, as Slater later joked, his title reign quickly came to an end later in the night.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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In 2015, Lindsey—a lifelong bachelor—quipped that, if he were elected President, his sister could be his First Lady.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian quipped that all the lawsuits in the college game might open the door for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to return to Lubbock under Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

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