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Noun
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In 1982’s hit action comedy 48 Hours, a young Eddie Murphy plays a wiseacre criminal on parole in order to help a veteran cop, played by Nick Nolte, solve a case.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025 -
Similarly, the Pink Ladies, a popular clique headed by Rizzo (Stockard Channing), deliver their wiseacre lines with a fair dose of irony.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2024
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A lot of actors could have played him as a sardonic quipster.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2023
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Norman Gee makes a wry quipster as the fool Touchstone and doubles as Orlando’s aged and weary servant Adam, whose role is considerably cut back.—
Sam Hurwitt,
The Mercury News,
10 July 2019
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One year after his debut in Top Secret! and one year before stepping up as Top Gun's Iceman, Kilmer led Martha Coolidge's comedy Real Genius, playing a Caltech wiz-kid (and hard-partying wiseass) tasked with designing a chemical laser.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But since the emergence of a kinder, gentler Deadpool in the wiseass character’s first stand-alone movie, Wade has carried on a long-distance flirtation with Wolverine.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 July 2024
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This new film is a very black comedy that is also a heist story with some bloody violence, along with a bit of knockabout slapstick and a theme of family bonds.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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Still, local lore, including online discussion threads, insists that the wise guy looms above the pews.—
Susan Mulcahy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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And of course, the sci-fi comedy pic’s architect, Mel Brooks, is back, returning to his roles as Zen Yiddish wise guy Yogurt and President Skroob.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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However, the young prankster alleges Cairo acted more violently than originally believed.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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When a mysterious prankster befalls the town of Middlesburg, 13-year-old Frances McCausland (Erin Chambers) gets blamed for the mischief.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Also, the movie knows when to ease up on the wisenheimer instinct.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Sep. 2023
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Stan is a bit of a wisenheimer, and Sandler puts his natural yappiness to good use.—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2022
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There is a video cutup that has frequented social media over the last year featuring all of Edwards’ missed shots at the end of close games.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many coaches and players start with a series of film cutups that show leaguewide explosive plays (pass plays of 20-plus yards; run plays of 10- or 12-plus yards) and then their next opponent’s.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Wisecracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisecracker. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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