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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The personalized license plate requests that are submitted to the state Department of Motor Vehicles in fact come in all sorts of styles of words and quips, despite being limited by the size, shape and color of the metal markers every driver in Connecticut must attach to their vehicle.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 Dec. 2024 -
On 12 Pell’s lively social media accounts, the young, predominantly Asian American barbers don’t hesitate to offer advice to teens and men of all ages and ethnicities with humor, quips and confidence.—
Deepti Hajela,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Wisecracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisecracks. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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