wise crack
Clever cutting remark
A wisecrack is a clever, flippant remark—quick wit deployed for humor rather than substance.
The term often implies the comment is slightly inappropriate or ill-timed: He couldn't resist a wisecrack during the meeting.
To wisecrack is to make such remarks.
Someone who wisecracks habitually is a wisecracker.
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- quipBrief, clever remark
- zingerPointed witty remark
- cutting remarkHurtful pointed comment
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
snappy · retort · comeback · sharp tongue · punchline · quick wit · wit · banter · dry humor · jab · humor · snarky · remark · clever · barb · cheap shot · dig · taunt
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- backtalkbacktalk, sass, lip, backchat, talk back
- audacityboldness, brazenness, audacity, chutzpah, gall
- satirelampoon, parody, parody account, political satire, spoof