wisecracker

wisecracker
A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck

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  • Wisecräcker — Posaunen Suse Bandlogo und Maskottchen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • wisecracker — wisecrack informal ► NOUN ▪ a witty remark or joke. ► VERB ▪ make a wisecrack. DERIVATIVES wisecracker noun …   English terms dictionary

  • wisecracker — noun see wisecrack II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wisecracker — See wisecrack. * * * …   Universalium

  • wisecracker — Synonyms and related words: banana, burlesquer, caricaturist, clown, comedian, comic, cutup, epigrammatist, funnyman, gag writer, gagman, gagster, humorist, ironist, jester, joker, jokesmith, jokester, know it all, lampooner, madcap, parodist,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • wisecracker — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. One who is obnoxiously self assertive and arrogant: malapert, witling. Informal: know it all, saucebox, smart aleck, smarty, smarty pants, wisenheimer. Slang: wiseacre, wise guy. See GOOD …   English dictionary for students

  • wisecracker — n. joker, wise guy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wisecracker — wise·crack·er …   English syllables

  • wisecracker — kə(r) noun Etymology: wisecrack (II) + er : one that makes wisecracks : smart aleck * * * wiseˈcracker noun • • • Main Entry: ↑wise …   Useful english dictionary

  • wisecrack — wisecracker, n. /wuyz krak /, Informal. n. 1. a smart or facetious remark. v.i. 2. to make wisecracks. v.t. 3. to say as a wisecrack. [1910 15, Amer.; WISE1 + CRACK] Syn. 1. jest, witticism, quip. * * * …   Universalium

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