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wise⋅crack

  [wahyz-krak] Informal.
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–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; wise 1 + crack

Related forms:
wisecracker, noun

Synonyms:
1. jest, witticism, quip.
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wise·crack   (wīz'krāk')   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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