wisecrackwise‧crack /ˈwaɪzkræk/ noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Amy responded with a wisecrack that got her in big trouble with the teacher.
- Bob Hope would keep his audience laughing with an endless stream of jokes and wisecracks.
- The cab-driver couldn't resist one last wisecrack.
THESAURUS► joke
a clever and funny remark or reply SYN joke—wisecrack verb [intransitive] a funny story that you tell people to make them laugh: · We all sat around telling jokes.· Have you heard the joke about the man who found a frog in his soup?
► funny story a short story that someone tells to make people laugh: · He was one of those guys who are good at telling funny stories at dinner parties.
► gag a short joke, especially one told by a professional entertainer: · He’s a great comedian, with plenty of good gags.
► one-liner a very short joke or funny remark: · There are some memorable one-liners in the film.
► wisecrack a funny remark or reply, especially one that is said in a very quick and clever way: · It’s a comic masterpiece, packed with classic wisecracks.
► pun (also play on words) a joke made by mixing up two different meanings of the same word, or two words with the same sound: · a pun on the words ‘bear’ and ‘bare’· The title of the book is a witty play on words.· Shakespeare used a lot of puns for comic effect.
► quip written something funny and clever that someone says: · He made some friendly quip about hair loss, and everyone laughed.
Longman Language Activatorsomething you say or write in order to be funny► joke · Have you heard any good jokes lately?· Wilson spoke for about 15 minutes, peppering his mainly serious message with jokes.joke about · Leno opened the show with a joke about the election.get the jokealso see a joke British (=understand a joke) · It wasn't that I didn't get the joke - I just didn't think it was funny.· Everyone laughed except Mr Broadbent, who didn't see the joke.tell a joke · It's a good idea to start a speech by telling a joke.dirty joke (=one about sex) · In some situations, a dirty joke can be considered sexual harassment.private joke (=a secret joke) · The two girls were whispering in the corner and giggling over some private joke.
► funny story a short story you tell to make people laugh: · It reminded her of a funny story she'd heard at work.tell a funny story: · He began telling funny stories about the time he worked as a barman on a cruise ship.
► wisecrack informal something funny that someone says to try to make people laugh - use this especially when what they say annoys you: · Bob Hope would keep his audience laughing with an endless stream of jokes and wisecracks.· Amy responded with a wisecrack that got her in big trouble with the teacher.
► one-liner a short remark that is funny and clever: · There are some memorable one-liners in every Woody Allen film.· It's a hilarious scene with a succession of brilliant one-liners from Groucho Marx.
► gag a short joke, especially one told by a professional entertainer as part of a show: · His first job was writing gags for a famous comedian.gag about: · He started the show with a few old gags about mothers-in-law.
► punch line the sentence or phrase that comes at the end of a joke, and makes it funny: · He got to the end of the joke and couldn't remember the punch line.· I waited for the punch line, but it never came.
► the one about ... spoken say this when you are going to tell someone a joke about a particular subject: · Have you heard the one about the brown cow who goes into a bar?
► pun a joke made by deliberately mixing up or mistaking two different meanings of the same word or two words with the same sound: · "Seven days without food makes one weak'' is a pun on the words "week'' and "weak'', and also on the different meanings of "one''.· The audience groaned at his pun.(if you'll) pardon the pun (=used to say that you know what you are going to say has two meanings): · "Pardon the pun, but we were all in the same boat," said Navy Lieutenant Green.
► double meaning/entendre a joke made by deliberately using a word or phrase that has two possible meanings, one of which is about sex or sexual parts of the body: · Dirty jokes and double meanings are what makes the show funny.· The song's lyrics are full of double entendres.
to say something to make people laugh► make a joke/crack a joke · Nick cracked a joke to try to ease the tension.· My mother makes a joke of just about everything.make a joke/crack a joke about · This is a serious matter. I wish you wouldn't make jokes about it.
► tell a joke to tell someone a joke that you have heard or read somewhere else: · I tried to cheer him up by telling a joke.· I'm afraid I'm not very good at telling jokes.tell somebody a joke: · Pat told them a joke about two flies walking on the ceiling.
► joke to say funny things and talk in a way that is not serious: · A group of teenagers were standing at the corner, laughing and joking.· They're a good class to teach. You can joke and have a laugh with them.joke about: · When he was a kid he was embarrassed about his height, but now he can joke about it.
► wisecrack to make funny remarks, especially ones that could annoy some people: · Grable made him mad by wisecracking about his weight.· The president appeared totally relaxed, chatting and wisecracking with reporters.