wisecrack
verb/ˈwaɪzkræk/
/ˈwaɪzkræk/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wisecrack | /ˈwaɪzkræk/ /ˈwaɪzkræk/ |
| he / she / it wisecracks | /ˈwaɪzkræks/ /ˈwaɪzkræks/ |
| past simple wisecracked | /ˈwaɪzkrækt/ /ˈwaɪzkrækt/ |
| past participle wisecracked | /ˈwaɪzkrækt/ /ˈwaɪzkrækt/ |
| -ing form wisecracking | /ˈwaɪzkrækɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪzkrækɪŋ/ |
- to make a clever remark or joke
- He plays a wisecracking detective.
- She wisecracked her way through dinner.
- + speech ‘We knew you'd be back,’ he wisecracked, ‘Just not this soon.’
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