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Definition of wisecrack in English: wisecracknoun ˈwʌɪzkrakˈwaɪzˌkræk informal A witty remark or joke. she could pinpoint the absurdity of every situation with a snappy wisecrack Example sentencesExamples - This show also gives the audience a chance to get involved by placing a topic in Barry's bucket, allowing the comic to demonstrate his ability to tell wisecracks or anecdotes on every imaginable subject.
- Not only do the actors provide solid delivery on their lines during serious moments of the plot, but they also deliver a number of jokes and snide wisecracks.
- And you thought this site was just good for wisecracks and recipes.
- You won't find any funny cartoon footage, wisecracks, guerrilla theatre or pop music.
- The cast deals admirably with a difficult script which is peppered with acerbic one-liners and wonderfully witty wisecracks, characteristic of Marber's earlier comedy.
- They might make some wisecrack, or fall silent, or fumble for something in their pockets.
- It is true, however, that the business of Government is serious business, and in politics, as in any other endeavor, wisecracks are no substitute for substance.
- He is over fond of parenthesis and inane wisecracks.
- Bobby took no small amount of pride in being a lifelong neighborhood guy, but he still felt shamed by Rory's wisecrack.
- Our reading efforts were communal, and thus vulnerable to the attention-seeking wisecracks of this or that child.
- Well, OK, the truth is I made a wisecrack to him at a book signing, and he looked at me.
- She's a funny woman with a quick sense of humor and we've fired wisecracks off at each other on a couple of occasions.
- She stars as herself and delivers strings of self-deprecating wisecracks.
- While more jokes and wisecracks were coming from the campfire, Alan retreated to his cabin.
- Such rote interpretative strategies betray a lack of imagination, like the cocktail-party boor who laughs at every wisecrack.
- But he does like to make wisecracks outside of court.
- His tendency to represent himself combined with a penchant for a badly timed wisecrack at the judge have sealed his fate time after time.
- That, of course, was not a genuine offer, it was an improper and self-indulgent wisecrack.
- What makes me smile - unintentionally, I suppose - is wisecracks like this.
- She lowered the volume of the CB before he could respond with some nonsense wisecrack.
- The best wisecracks are the lines anybody would have said if only they had thought of them in that split-second.
- The clean-cut star has also been the target of wisecracks over his looks.
- Just check out one of the wisecracks from his jokes page.
- Right, that's got the usual wisecrack remark about snowshoes out of the way, now we can get on with things.
- He came to take great pleasure in his craft with words, honing them like his little wood sculptures, dreaming up pithy wisecracks and aphorisms which he collected and displayed in his office.
- Cut out the feeble wisecracks, stop showing cynical disrespect for ordinary decent folks!
- I'd been saving up this wisecrack for years in the hope of being attacked, but in all the confusion I completely messed up the timing.
- Photographers circled and reporters walked in his immaculately tailored step, waiting for the inevitable wisecrack.
- He had tried to get at her point of view but he knew he had never managed, she would just wisecrack about it, shrug and let it pass.
- He'd needed to make the wisecrack, despite the seriousness of the situation; it kept his mind off the events from the room they'd just left.
- Unfortunately, I have never procured an overburdened wage package, so monetary wisecracks have not been part of my repertoire.
- Devon looked around for Kieran, expecting her to make another wisecrack, but Kieran had disappeared like she always seemed to when someone else was in sight.
- I think it's really fun to watch TV and just do a little post every fifteen minutes or so - just some random observation or wisecrack or critique.
- Needless to say, a fuming Ivan stalked off before another wisecrack could be heaped on him.
- Too often the wisecracks rain down like smart bombs that miss their targets.
- Apparently we made some wisecrack about Milton Keynes.
- I'm always thinking of wisecracks and witticisms, always searching for the funny side of a situation.
- I rolled my eyes as he tried to make witty wisecracks at my expense.
- Even when the advice doesn't directly pertain to my own predicament of the week, I enjoy reading your witty wisecracks and thoughtful responses.
- Obviously I would work my wisecracks into the conversation carefully.
Synonyms joke, witticism, quip, witty remark, flash of wit, jest, rejoinder, sally pun barb, gibe French bon mot informal crack, gag, funny, one-liner, comeback
verbˈwʌɪzkrakˈwaɪzˌkræk [no object]often as noun wisecrackinginformal Make a witty remark or joke. his boisterousness and constant wisecracking 他的热情，爱闹的性子，以及常说的俏皮话。 Example sentencesExamples - The benevolent prince is wisecracking with his cronies, guffawing and texting on his mobile phone.
- For the most part the reader is in a world of adventure, wisecracking, silly and imaginative.
- He also has a fondness for baseball caps, and presides over the recording studio much like a sports coach might encourage his team from a dug-out, cajoling, wisecracking and offering suggestions.
- Then he and Terry took Stanley to the hospital, where they hung around wisecracking with a loud and overly jocular Stanley until they made sure the staff there was tending to him.
- ‘You're just mad we didn't leave you some,’ Dave wisecracked.
- As a manager he was belligerent, tyrannical, wisecracking, but always affectionate.
- I think we've gotten used to a voiceover that explains everything, or characters that wisecrack their way through their adventures.
- No wonder one wag in the winner's circle wisecracked to Llewellyn: ‘It's all downhill from here.’
- Mr. Boskey was a short, portly fellow who wisecracked his way through our daily hour of devotion to the basics of geology.
- It's not exactly prolific, but the team is known industrywide for strong characters, rampant imagination, and wisecracking.
Derivativesnoun informal Joan, new in town, is a wisecracker who just wants to fit in. Example sentencesExamples - He is the wisecracker, with a clever quip always on hand.
- The modest number of wisecrackers in the back are routinely hushed.
- All the tough wisecrackers joined the respectful audience.
- Here he plays a hapless barrister, which neatly illustrates the pervasive attitude among English sitcom writers; given the choice between a wisecracker and a buffoon, the buffoon gets the gig every time.
Definition of wisecrack in US English: wisecracknounˈwīzˌkrakˈwaɪzˌkræk informal A clever and pithy spoken witticism. 俏皮话；妙语 Example sentencesExamples - Right, that's got the usual wisecrack remark about snowshoes out of the way, now we can get on with things.
- And you thought this site was just good for wisecracks and recipes.
- Devon looked around for Kieran, expecting her to make another wisecrack, but Kieran had disappeared like she always seemed to when someone else was in sight.
- Apparently we made some wisecrack about Milton Keynes.
- He came to take great pleasure in his craft with words, honing them like his little wood sculptures, dreaming up pithy wisecracks and aphorisms which he collected and displayed in his office.
- I think it's really fun to watch TV and just do a little post every fifteen minutes or so - just some random observation or wisecrack or critique.
- She lowered the volume of the CB before he could respond with some nonsense wisecrack.
- While more jokes and wisecracks were coming from the campfire, Alan retreated to his cabin.
- Cut out the feeble wisecracks, stop showing cynical disrespect for ordinary decent folks!
- The best wisecracks are the lines anybody would have said if only they had thought of them in that split-second.
- They might make some wisecrack, or fall silent, or fumble for something in their pockets.
- Such rote interpretative strategies betray a lack of imagination, like the cocktail-party boor who laughs at every wisecrack.
- I rolled my eyes as he tried to make witty wisecracks at my expense.
- Photographers circled and reporters walked in his immaculately tailored step, waiting for the inevitable wisecrack.
- Unfortunately, I have never procured an overburdened wage package, so monetary wisecracks have not been part of my repertoire.
- I'd been saving up this wisecrack for years in the hope of being attacked, but in all the confusion I completely messed up the timing.
- He is over fond of parenthesis and inane wisecracks.
- He had tried to get at her point of view but he knew he had never managed, she would just wisecrack about it, shrug and let it pass.
- She stars as herself and delivers strings of self-deprecating wisecracks.
- He'd needed to make the wisecrack, despite the seriousness of the situation; it kept his mind off the events from the room they'd just left.
- Well, OK, the truth is I made a wisecrack to him at a book signing, and he looked at me.
- The clean-cut star has also been the target of wisecracks over his looks.
- But he does like to make wisecracks outside of court.
- It is true, however, that the business of Government is serious business, and in politics, as in any other endeavor, wisecracks are no substitute for substance.
- Needless to say, a fuming Ivan stalked off before another wisecrack could be heaped on him.
- Obviously I would work my wisecracks into the conversation carefully.
- This show also gives the audience a chance to get involved by placing a topic in Barry's bucket, allowing the comic to demonstrate his ability to tell wisecracks or anecdotes on every imaginable subject.
- His tendency to represent himself combined with a penchant for a badly timed wisecrack at the judge have sealed his fate time after time.
- Just check out one of the wisecracks from his jokes page.
- She's a funny woman with a quick sense of humor and we've fired wisecracks off at each other on a couple of occasions.
- Even when the advice doesn't directly pertain to my own predicament of the week, I enjoy reading your witty wisecracks and thoughtful responses.
- The cast deals admirably with a difficult script which is peppered with acerbic one-liners and wonderfully witty wisecracks, characteristic of Marber's earlier comedy.
- That, of course, was not a genuine offer, it was an improper and self-indulgent wisecrack.
- You won't find any funny cartoon footage, wisecracks, guerrilla theatre or pop music.
- Our reading efforts were communal, and thus vulnerable to the attention-seeking wisecracks of this or that child.
- Too often the wisecracks rain down like smart bombs that miss their targets.
- I'm always thinking of wisecracks and witticisms, always searching for the funny side of a situation.
- What makes me smile - unintentionally, I suppose - is wisecracks like this.
- Bobby took no small amount of pride in being a lifelong neighborhood guy, but he still felt shamed by Rory's wisecrack.
- Not only do the actors provide solid delivery on their lines during serious moments of the plot, but they also deliver a number of jokes and snide wisecracks.
Synonyms joke, witticism, quip, witty remark, flash of wit, jest, rejoinder, sally
verbˈwīzˌkrakˈwaɪzˌkræk [no object]informal Make a wisecrack. 说俏皮话；说妙语 his warmth, boisterousness, and constant wisecracking 他的热情，爱闹的性子，以及常说的俏皮话。 Example sentencesExamples - ‘You're just mad we didn't leave you some,’ Dave wisecracked.
- The benevolent prince is wisecracking with his cronies, guffawing and texting on his mobile phone.
- It's not exactly prolific, but the team is known industrywide for strong characters, rampant imagination, and wisecracking.
- As a manager he was belligerent, tyrannical, wisecracking, but always affectionate.
- Mr. Boskey was a short, portly fellow who wisecracked his way through our daily hour of devotion to the basics of geology.
- I think we've gotten used to a voiceover that explains everything, or characters that wisecrack their way through their adventures.
- No wonder one wag in the winner's circle wisecracked to Llewellyn: ‘It's all downhill from here.’
- For the most part the reader is in a world of adventure, wisecracking, silly and imaginative.
- Then he and Terry took Stanley to the hospital, where they hung around wisecracking with a loud and overly jocular Stanley until they made sure the staff there was tending to him.
- He also has a fondness for baseball caps, and presides over the recording studio much like a sports coach might encourage his team from a dug-out, cajoling, wisecracking and offering suggestions.
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