wisecrack

UK: /ˈwaɪzkræk/ US: /ˈwaɪzˌkræk/ ,(wīz′krak′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

wise•crack /ˈwaɪzˌkræk/   n. [countable]

1. Informal Terms a clever, sarcastic, or impolite remark.

v. [no object]

2. Informal Terms to make a wisecrack.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

wise•crack  (wīz′krak′), [Informal.]
n. 

1. Informal Terms a smart or facetious remark.

v.i. 

2. Informal Terms to make wisecracks.

v.t. 

3. Informal Terms to say as a wisecrack.

• wise¹ + crack 1910–15, American.

wise′crack′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. jest, witticism, quip.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wisecrack / ˈwaɪzˌkræk/ noun

1. a flippant gibe or sardonic remark

verb

1. to make a wisecrack

ˈwiseˌcracker noun