wisecrack

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/ˈwaɪzˌkɹæk/

noun

A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.

“Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:joke”

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Meanings

nounwisecrack (plural wisecracks)

plural wisecracks

  1. A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.

    Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:joke

    1 more example

    Cut it out, Sis, an' lissen ter er wise crack. Will yer be nice if I pay yer fine?

    1904, Chuck Connors, Bowery life

    Synonyms: joke

verbwisecrack (third-person singular simple present wisecracks, present participle wisecracking, simple past and past participle wisecracked)

present singular third person wisecracks · participle present wisecracking · participle past wisecracked · past wisecracked

  1. intransitivesometimestransitiveTo make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.

    Synonyms: crack wise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA witty or sarcastic comment or quip.

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joke

verbTo make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounwitty remark

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crackcrack wisejestquipsally

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wise + crack.

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APA

wisecrack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisecrack

MLA

“wisecrack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisecrack. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wisecrack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisecrack.

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