wisecrack
wisecrack
Definition
☆ wise·crack (-krak′)
noun
Slang a flippant or facetious remark, often a gibe or retort
intransitive verb
Slang to make a wisecrack or wisecracks
transitive verb
Slang to say as a wisecrack
wise′·crack′er noun
wisecrack
Usage Examples
Object
- sidekick: There he is found by Pumbaa, a friendly warthog, and his wisecracking meerkat sidekick Timon.
- man: Capacity around 120 reckoned Mark the inhouse wisecracking camera man.
- style: His natural, wisecracking style make him an endearing hero whose adventures are closely followed by millions around the world.
- detective: Marlowe is a hard-boiled, wisecracking detective with a big streak of integrity down his spine and with a moral code of his own.
- teenager: It's always refreshing to see a contemporary horror movie that avoids the " post-modernist " disease that is the wisecracking know-it-all teenager.
- guy: He's a laid back, wisecracking guy who always strives to do the right thing.
Converse of object
- make: Reeve is anything but portentous, and even makes an occasional wisecrack at the expense of more self important environmental dystopias.
- deliver: Certainly, Wrather is brash and can deliver the wisecracks but Roslin perhaps needs to be even more annoyingly fussy and snooty.
- keep: And she always keeps a few special wisecracks aside whenever Maritza gets to big for her boots!
Adjective modifier
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