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Definition of wisecrackingnext
as in wisecrack

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verb

present participle of wisecrack
as in joking
to make jokes wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisecracking
  1. wisecrack
  2. joking
  3. funny
  4. quip
  5. drollery
  6. witticism
  7. laugh
  8. joke
Noun
  • At the retirement home, everybody’s got problems — memory loss, cancer, loneliness — but these darker moments alternate with sight gags, punchlines and snarky wisecracks in a way that somehow feels cohesive.
    Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • When the perceptive Moon in your playful 5th house goads incisive Mercury in your intimacy zone, a wisecrack about a personal issue may really offend you.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2024
Definition of wisecrack
Verb
  • Hard to tell if Carrey was joking or not, given he is known for his comedy.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By emoting or joking online, Swifties are able to connect with one another and find a sense of closure for an event that has been uplifting for many of them.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of joking
Noun
  • Speaking of funnies, stop publishing ones that aren’t funny!
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • More nervously unsettling than laugh-out-loud funny, Iannucci’s style works well for his incredible cast, including Steve Buscemi, Paddy Considine, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Michael Palin, and Andrea Riseborough.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
Definition of funny
Noun
  • According to the Associated Press, Yale University’s list of 2024’s most notable quotations is, of course, ruled by Swift’s quip endorsing failed Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Charles Barkley’s weight loss was the brunt of Shaquille O’Neal’s latest quip to his colleague.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of quip
Noun
  • His ambition and synthetic public persona are the butt of countless withering drolleries.
    Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Griffin’s front-court mate DeAndre Jordan, although deeply intense, mirrored Griffin’s drollery in candid postgame interviews.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
Definition of drollery
Noun
  • That is kind of a tongue-in-cheek witticism amongst those who do this for a living.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Big as the performance is, Stiller isn’t alone: Writer-director-star Eric Schaeffer also pillages shamelessly from the Sundance playbook of whimsy, giving himself the lion’s share of irony-laden pickup lines and depressive witticisms about the pointlessness of romance.
    Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of witticism
Noun
  • Many rival fans have had a good laugh at Tottenham and their wildly fluctuating results this season.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • After 25 years in business, Vanessa von Bismarck and Carrie Phillips have had their share of successes, laughs and struggles.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of laugh
Noun
  • Mulaney did a classic couch set on The Tonight Show (perhaps the most classic venue for a couch set) with new jokes about his son, his son’s emerging rockabilly tendencies, and his son’s hatred for Steely Dan.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Like many classic Spongebob jokes, the scene became a meme, often referenced and recreated online.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of joke
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