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wisecrack

[wahyz-krak] / ˈwaɪzˌkræk /


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Burry is just as likely to be dismissed on social media, where jokers trot out a version of a wisecrack that he predicted 20 of the last two recessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

In 2019, Barack Obama said: "I've always appreciated her steadiness, her perspective, and the way a wisecrack from her reverberates around the room."

From BBC • May 31, 2024

In the aftermath of her cable show being canceled last April, Ziwe has spent her post Showtime period being online famous in continuing her spicy brand of witty, wisecrack colloquial humor.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024

Harper and Castellanos seemed to send a message about the wisecrack when they arrived at the ballpark wearing gear inspired by Colorado coach Deion Sanders.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023

She had a crazy urge to grab Elizabeth and drag her out of wisecrack range, before she got hurt.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder




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