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noun

plural of wisecrack

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wisecrack

as in quips

to make jokes wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions

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Parton was a master at meeting wisecracks about her shapely figure with her own one-liners. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Barry Diller was full of wisecracks tonight at the PGA Awards. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026 Chock-full of laugh-out-loud quips and wisecracks, Susan Sarandon, Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines also join in on the fun in the boisterous 2017 sequel to the 2016 original Bad Moms. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 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

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Noun

There was nothing particularly novel about the show’s premise, but the scripts were refreshingly dense with jokes, prioritizing laughs over contrived drama or seasonlong relationship arcs.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The order, which directs federal officials to formalize the name change within 30 days, quickly sparked backlash, jokes and parody proposals.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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There was nothing particularly novel about the show’s premise, but the scripts were refreshingly dense with jokes, prioritizing laughs over contrived drama or seasonlong relationship arcs.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The series remains perpetually glum, refusing to project any light behind a conceit begging for a few laughs.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026

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