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wisecrack

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwaɪzkræk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwaɪzˌkræk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wīz′krak′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wise•crack /ˈwaɪzˌkræk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Informal Termsa clever, sarcastic, or impolite remark.

v. [no object]
  1. Informal Termsto make a wisecrack.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wise•crack  (wīz′krak′),USA pronunciation [Informal.]
n. 
  1. Informal Termsa smart or facetious remark.

v.i. 
  1. Informal Termsto make wisecracks.

v.t. 
  1. Informal Termsto say as a wisecrack.
  • wise1 + crack 1910–15, American.
wise′crack′er, n. 
    1. jest, witticism, quip.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wisecrack /ˈwaɪzˌkræk/ informal n
  1. a flippant gibe or sardonic remark
 vb
  1. to make a wisecrack
ˈwiseˌcracker n
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