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wise·crack

Audio Help [wahyz-krak] Pronunciation Key Informal.

–noun

1.	a smart or facetious remark.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to make wisecracks.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to say as a wisecrack.

[Origin: 1910–15, Americanism; wise¹ + crack

]

—Related forms

wisecracker, noun

—Synonyms 1. jest, witticism, quip.

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wise·crack Audio Help   (wīz'krāk') Pronunciation Key
n.   A flippant, typically sardonic remark or retort. See Synonyms at joke.

intr.v.   wise·cracked, wise·crack·ing, wise·cracks
To make or utter a wisecrack.

wise'crack'er n.

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wisecrack
noun
1.	witty remark
verb
1.	make a comment, usually ironic

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ˈwisecrack noun

a joke

Arabic:	مُلاحَظَةٌ بارِعَه، رَد لَبِق
Chinese (Simplified):	俏皮话
Chinese (Traditional):	俏皮話
Czech:	vtip
Danish:	morsom bemærkning
Dutch:	kwinkslag
Estonian:	teravmeelsus
Finnish:	herja
French:	pointe
German:	treffender Witz
Greek:	καλαμπούρι
Hungarian:	aranyköpés
Icelandic:	brandari
Indonesian:	lelucon
Italian:	battuta

Japanese:	気のきいた文句
Korean:	재치 있는 농담, 경구
Latvian:	asprātība
Lithuanian:	sąmojis, pasijuokimas
Norwegian:	vits, kvikk bemerkning
Polish:	dowcip
Portuguese (Brazil):	gracejo
Portuguese (Portugal):	piada
Romanian:	glumă
Russian:	острота
Slovak:	vtip
Slovenian:	duhovita opazka
Spanish:	salida
Swedish:	kvickhet, spydighet
Turkish:	nükte, şaka, espri

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