as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter
a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter
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as in quips
to make jokes
wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions
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Recent Examples of wisecracks
Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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
Noun
Chock-full of laugh-out-loud quips and wisecracks, Susan Sarandon, Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines also join in on the fun in the boisterous 2017 sequel to the 2016 original Bad Moms.
—Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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
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Formerly a beacon of relative calm among his hometown’s more gonzo street rappers, the Flint upstart packs his latest album with more jokes, quirks, and personality than ever before.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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In drama, because comedy is not currency, everybody’s just cracking jokes all the time.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One quips that the world has been ending for a long time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rinna wrote in reply, invoking one of her other classic Housewives quips in a dig at Underwood.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Its cast is exactly the sprightly ensemble needed to land its what-if laughs.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Now that Cindy, Brenda, Ray and Shorty are back for more screams and laughs, Marlon Wayans is looking to bring back more of his memorable characters.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Wisecracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisecracks. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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