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
  • From jokes about his resemblance to former NBA star Delonté West to comments about the cover hurting the album’s streams, Thug’s provocative art, for the first time, landed flat.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Hill, however, appeared to be in high spirits as he was shuttled off the field, apparently cracking jokes about the state of his leg.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Darth Vader quips during the trailer.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • José Andrés quips, getting a big laugh from Meghan.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Here are the teams that will freak out as the rest of baseball points and laughs.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Though the subject matter of the show is serious, the women share plenty of laughs when the cameras aren’t rolling.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Wisecracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisecracks. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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