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wisecracks

  • present tense form of wisecrack (3rd person singular).

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But the superstar isn’t convinced until the very last moment, when she and Ava are about to take their final train ride and can’t resist trading a few wisecracks about death.

From Salon May 29, 2026

The other is “Fleabag”: Like Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s acidic reprobate, Ms. Weisz’s character is unconstrained by a fourth wall, sharing with us, reflecting, observing, making wisecracks but not being particularly funny.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

But the music is vintage Price, steeped in classic country, wisecracks and crisp storytelling.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 2025

Arthur Engoron, a 74-year-old judge with a penchant for wisecracks, sat just a few feet away from the prickly, smirking former president whose bluster and bravado helped propel him to the White House.

From Seattle Times Nov. 6, 2023

He began making wisecracks in a lockjaw accent about how I was going to become one of those fur-wearing, pinkie-extending, nose-in-the-air New Yorkers.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls