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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisecracked
  1. joked
  2. quipped
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  • Fans have long joked that her relationship with Rocky, their growing family and her many business ventures were responsible for delaying new music, but the rapper said that isn’t the case.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • However, while Flick and his team relished getting down to work, some within the squad joked about the lack of entertainment — beyond snooker and table tennis.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of joked
Verb
  • Among other things, Gray quipped about how his wife and kids really provide no fodder for stories.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures, quipped on the Sunday of opening weekend.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of quipped

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“Wisecracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisecracked. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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