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wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions
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Recent Examples of wisecracking
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
There has always has been so much comedy in the show with the wisecracking of the core cast.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
Yes, for nearly 40 years, Corso became college football’s favorite uncle — the lovable, wisecracking ringmaster who reminded us that sports should be joyful.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Perry famously portrayed the wisecracking Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, which aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Perry, best known for his role as the wisecracking Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom, was found dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home in October 2023, following a decadeslong battle with substance abuse.
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Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
Here’s where to catch up with every stage of Tarantino's arc, from wisecracking upstart to Hollywood royalty.
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Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
Alongside him were Erin Gray as Wilma Deering and the wisecracking robot Twiki as Rogers navigated a domed, futuristic Earth filled with alien threats and the menacing Draconians.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
17 Dec. 2025
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gunn was asked if Robbie would return to play the deadly, wisecracking antihero in future DC projects.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Rising to Early Fame Bruce Willis rose to stardom opposite Cybill Shepherd in his Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning role as wisecracking detective David Addison on the dramedy Moonlighting, which aired from 1985 to 1989.
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Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 novel is the story of the rise and fall of a Southern populist, the Louisiana governor Willie Stark—a fictional Huey Long (even if Warren downplayed the likeness)—as told by Stark’s wisecracking, anguished, Hamlet-y henchman, Jack Burden.
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Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
There has always has been so much comedy in the show with the wisecracking of the core cast.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Reilly is a down-on-his-luck PI struggling to keep the lights on for his wisecracking receptionist Janet (Karen Rodriguez).
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
Yes, for nearly 40 years, Corso became college football’s favorite uncle — the lovable, wisecracking ringmaster who reminded us that sports should be joyful.
—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Perry famously portrayed the wisecracking Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, which aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004.
—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Perry, best known for his role as the wisecracking Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom, was found dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home in October 2023, following a decadeslong battle with substance abuse.
—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
Here’s where to catch up with every stage of Tarantino's arc, from wisecracking upstart to Hollywood royalty.
—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
Alongside him were Erin Gray as Wilma Deering and the wisecracking robot Twiki as Rogers navigated a domed, futuristic Earth filled with alien threats and the menacing Draconians.
—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
17 Dec. 2025
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gunn was asked if Robbie would return to play the deadly, wisecracking antihero in future DC projects.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Rising to Early Fame Bruce Willis rose to stardom opposite Cybill Shepherd in his Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning role as wisecracking detective David Addison on the dramedy Moonlighting, which aired from 1985 to 1989.
—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisecracking
Noun
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The wisecrack clearly landed with the audience, though the cameras picked up the late-night host’s face dropping.
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His wisecracks were kept to a minimum.
Verb
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Thursday evening, joking about his suspension last year for his comments about reactions to conservator commentator Charlie Kirk’s death.
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Sudano said his son was a good kid who was outgoing, always joking and good-hearted.
Noun
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Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.
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The show is laugh-out-loud funny.
Verb
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Bledel won an Emmy for her performance, but she’ll probably always be best known as Rory on Gilmore Girls, bantering with Lauren Graham for seven beloved seasons and a Netflix revival.
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The two were bantering back and forth with smiles on their faces before continuing on their separate ways.
Noun
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There were quips and laughs during the postgame news conference, but Skubal’s overall tone was hardly joking.
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And as with your grandmother’s ability to counter rudeness with a clever quip, this seemingly innocuous cocktail, too, packs a mighty punch.
Noun
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In both films, Jarmusch strips away the ironic detachment and deadpan drollery that were part of his signature in the earlier movies that earned him a prominent spot on the American indie map.
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He is played by Ethan Hawke, a mainstay of Linklater’s movies, in a remarkable amalgam of bitterness, exuberance, drollery, tenderness, frustration, and tremendous artistic passion.
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The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.
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This charming witticism might double as a tagline for the season writ large.
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Steele’s portrayal of imperious, glamorous Tanya provides some of the show’s biggest laughs.
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What makes this such an exhilarating watch is how the performers navigate every passive-aggressive aside, every catty comment, every choice bit of annoying behavior played for laughs, pathos, or both at once.
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