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wisecracking

wise·crack
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wahyz-krak]
    • /ˈwaɪzˌkræk/
    • /ˈwaɪz.kræk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyz-krak]
    • /ˈwaɪzˌkræk/

Definitions of wisecracking word

  • noun wisecracking a smart or facetious remark. 1
  • verb without object wisecracking to make wisecracks. 1
  • verb with object wisecracking to say as a wisecrack. 1
  • noun wisecracking Present participle of wisecrack. 1
  • adjective wisecracking You can use wisecracking to describe someone who keeps making wisecracks. 0
  • adjective wisecracking tending to make flippant gibes or sardonic remarks 0
See all 6 definitions of wisecracking

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Origin of wisecracking

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1910-15; wise1 + crack

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Parts of speech for Wisecracking

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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wisecracking popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for wisecracking

noun wisecracking

  • farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
  • fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
  • humor — hacker humour
  • satire — the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
  • sitcom — situation comedy.

verb wisecracking

  • kid — Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.
  • tease — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
  • banter — Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.
  • laugh — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
  • quip — a clever or witty remark or comment.

adjective wisecracking

  • kidding — Informal. a child or young person.
  • tongue-in-cheek — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
  • amusing — Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
  • blithe — You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought.
  • capering — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
All 147 Synonyms of wisecracking

Antonyms for wisecracking

noun wisecracking

  • sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
  • tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
  • seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.

verb wisecracking

  • compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
  • flatter — to make flat.
  • praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.

adjective wisecracking

  • formal — being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
  • grave — the grave accent.
  • serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
  • unfunny — not amusing
  • respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
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