wisecrack

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  1. noun A flippant, typically sardonic remark or retort. See Synonyms at joke.
  2. intransitive verb To make or utter a wisecrack.

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  • Monk rarely went long without a wisecrack, but he had attempted no verbal snapper for more than an hour Doc Savage was assembling information and issuing orders. —  012 - The Man Who Shook The Earth
  • The duo butt heads, bicker, wisecrack, argue, and debate. —  Omni: December 1994
  • "By the beard of my father, I will stick a knife in the next man who makes what he calls the wisecrack What's the fuss?" —  008 - The Sargasso Ogre
  • And when Ralph tries to deliver a wisecrack, it falls flat every time. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 05 - May 1996
  • I meant it as a wisecrack, but he took it seriously. —  John Sandford - The Empress File
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