wisecracks 1 of 2

plural of wisecrack

wisecracks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wisecrack

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wisecracks
Noun
Boys in blue training kits gather in pockets of shade and trade wisecracks. Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 Nearly every inch of the bar’s narrow interior is plastered with glowing beer logo signs, neon strip lights and posters jeering with bawdy bar jokes and wisecracks. Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisecracks
Noun
  • By dusk, the men in the lake house—men with wives and girlfriends wisely absent—were cracking jokes about his comely dishevelment.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Tell these jokes to your kids before trick-or-treating, around the campfire at a backyard Halloween party, or write them inside cards to share with at school on October 31.
    Fiona Tapp, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Close, 78, quips during the visit.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Darth Vader quips during the trailer.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Looking ahead to all of the tomorrows, all the adventures, the laughs, and all of the love.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the images, Powers and Destiny posed together lounging on a couch, embracing each other, sharing a few laughs, and staring into each other’s eyes.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Wisecracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisecracks. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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