"wisecrack" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwaɪzˌkɹæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wisecrack.wav [Southern-England] Forms: wisecracks [plural]
Etymology: wise + crack Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wise|crack}} wise + crack Head templates: {{en-noun}} wisecrack (plural wisecracks)
  1. A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
    Sense id: en-wisecrack-en-noun-EZzzOF86

Verb

IPA: /ˈwaɪzˌkɹæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wisecrack.wav [Southern-England] Forms: wisecracks [present, singular, third-person], wisecracking [participle, present], wisecracked [participle, past], wisecracked [past]
Etymology: wise + crack Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wise|crack}} wise + crack Head templates: {{en-verb}} wisecrack (third-person singular simple present wisecracks, present participle wisecracking, simple past and past participle wisecracked)
  1. To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment. Synonyms: crack wise Derived forms: wisecracker
    Sense id: en-wisecrack-en-verb-9JyiLpHf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 83

Inflected forms

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