wisecracks
Sarcastic funny remarks
Wisecracks are clever, often flippant remarks meant to be funny or show off wit.
The word implies speed and sharpness—a wisecrack lands quickly, sometimes at someone's expense: He couldn't resist making wisecracks during the meeting.
To wisecrack is to make such remarks.
A wisecracker is someone known for them.
Quick, clever conversation
- quipBrief, clever remark
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- comebackRecovery after decline
- zingerPointed witty remark
one-liner · jibe · gibe · ribbing · teasing · joshing · raillery · badinage
Insulting provocation
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- snarkCutting, mocking commentary
scorn · jeering · sneering · scoffing · disdain · belittlement · cynicism · sardonic
repartee
Quick, clever conversation
zinger · one-liner · jibe · gibe · ribbing · teasing · joshing · raillery · badinage · wordplay
taunt
Insulting provocation
snark · scorn · jeering · sneering · scoffing · disdain · belittlement · cynicism · sardonic · cutting
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
punchline · funny · comedy · comedian · stand-up · shtick · laughter · chuckle · amusement · hilarity
parody
Satirical imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
skit · farce · pastiche · travesty · social commentary · punditry · critique · humorist · cartoonist · columnist
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- comedy stylesjokes, sarcasm, puns, irony, parody
- comedy writingjoke, jokes, comedy, satire, parody
- comic humorpunchlines, wordplay, visual puns, comic timing, one-liners
- humor booksjoke books, one-liners, limericks, roast jokes, punch lines