Synonyms of the word wisecrack


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wisecrack

  • n. A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
  • v. To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.

comment

  • n. A spoken remark.
  • n. (programming) A remark in source code which does not affect the behavior of the program.
  • v. (transitive) To remark.
  • v. (intransitive, with "on" or "about") To make remarks or notes.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To comment or remark on.
  • v. (transitive, software, of code) To insert comments into (source code).
  • v. (transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.

crack

  • v. (intransitive) To form cracks.
  • v. (intransitive) To break apart under pressure.
  • v. (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
  • v. (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
  • v. (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
  • v. (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of…
  • v. (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
  • v. (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
  • v. (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
  • v. (transitive) To strike forcefully.
  • v. (transitive) To open slightly.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative).
  • v. (transitive) To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.).
  • v. (transitive) To overcome a security system or a component.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
  • v. (transitive) To tell (a joke).
  • v. (transitive, chemistry, informal) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application…
  • v. (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
  • v. (obsolete) To brag, boast.
  • v. (archaic, colloquial) To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
  • n. A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
  • n. A narrow opening.
  • n. A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
  • n. A potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
  • n. (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
  • n. (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
  • n. (informal) An attempt at something.
  • n. (vulgar, slang) vagina.
  • n. (informal) The space between the buttocks.
  • n. (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous…
  • n. (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business/events/news.
  • n. (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
  • n. (Cumbria, elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat.
  • n. (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
  • n. The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
  • n. (archaic) A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.
  • n. (archaic) A crazy or crack-brained person.
  • n. (obsolete) A boast; boasting.
  • n. (obsolete) Breach of chastity.
  • n. (obsolete) A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
  • n. (slang, dated, Britain) A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
  • adj. Highly trained and competent.
  • adj. Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.

notice

  • n. (chiefly uncountable) The act of observing; perception.
  • n. (countable) A written or printed announcement.
  • n. (countable) A formal notification or warning.
  • n. (chiefly uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee…
  • n. (countable) A published critical review of a play or the like.
  • n. (uncountable) Prior notification.
  • n. (dated) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
  • v. (transitive) To acknowledge the presence of; observe.
  • v. (transitive) To detect; to perceive with the mind.

quip

  • n. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a quip.
  • v. (transitive) To taunt; to treat with quips.

remark

  • n. Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
  • n. The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something worth attention…
  • n. A casual observation, comment, or statement.
  • n. (engraving) Alternative form of remarque.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
  • v. (transitive) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to…
  • v. (transitive) To take notice of, or to observe, mentally.
  • v. (transitive) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a…
  • n. Alternative spelling of re-mark.
  • v. Alternative spelling of re-mark.

sally

  • n. A willow.
  • n. Any tree that looks like a willow.
  • n. An object made from the above trees' wood.
  • n. A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
  • n. A sudden rushing forth.
  • n. (figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
  • n. An excursion or side trip.
  • n. A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a sudden attack on an enemy from a defended position.
  • v. (intransitive) To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.").
  • v. (intransitive) To venture off the beaten path.
  • n. (New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.

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