Meaning of "wisecrack" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF WISECRACK

wisecrack  [ˈwaɪzˌkræk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WISECRACK

Wisecrack is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wisecrack in English.

WHAT DOES WISECRACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wisecrack

Wisecrack is a 2005 stand-up comedy series from the LGBT television network Logo. The show was taped at the West Hollywood, California gay club The Abbey. The six-episode series features performances by openly gay and lesbian comedians Page Hurwitz, Alec Mapa, Judy Gold, Miss Coco Peru, Cashetta, Vickie Shaw and Doug Holsclaw. Wisecrack is available for download at the iTunes Store. In 2007, Logo debuted Outlaugh Festival on Wisecrack, featuring a new series of performances by a variety of LGBT comedians hosted by Margaret Cho. A podcast for this series is also available through the iTunes Store.

Definition of wisecrack in the English dictionary

The definition of wisecrack in the dictionary is a flippant gibe or sardonic remark. Other definition of wisecrack is to make a wisecrack.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WISECRACK

PRESENT

Present

I wisecrack

you wisecrack

he/she/it wisecracks

we wisecrack

you wisecrack

they wisecrack

Present continuous

I am wisecracking

you are wisecracking

he/she/it is wisecracking

we are wisecracking

you are wisecracking

they are wisecracking

Present perfect

I have wisecracked

you have wisecracked

he/she/it has wisecracked

we have wisecracked

you have wisecracked

they have wisecracked

Present perfect continuous

I have been wisecracking

you have been wisecracking

he/she/it has been wisecracking

we have been wisecracking

you have been wisecracking

they have been wisecracking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I wisecracked

you wisecracked

he/she/it wisecracked

we wisecracked

you wisecracked

they wisecracked

Past continuous

I was wisecracking

you were wisecracking

he/she/it was wisecracking

we were wisecracking

you were wisecracking

they were wisecracking

Past perfect

I had wisecracked

you had wisecracked

he/she/it had wisecracked

we had wisecracked

you had wisecracked

they had wisecracked

Past perfect continuous

I had been wisecracking

you had been wisecracking

he/she/it had been wisecracking

we had been wisecracking

you had been wisecracking

they had been wisecracking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will wisecrack

you will wisecrack

he/she/it will wisecrack

we will wisecrack

you will wisecrack

they will wisecrack

Future continuous

I will be wisecracking

you will be wisecracking

he/she/it will be wisecracking

we will be wisecracking

you will be wisecracking

they will be wisecracking

Future perfect

I will have wisecracked

you will have wisecracked

he/she/it will have wisecracked

we will have wisecracked

you will have wisecracked

they will have wisecracked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been wisecracking

you will have been wisecracking

he/she/it will have been wisecracking

we will have been wisecracking

you will have been wisecracking

they will have been wisecracking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would wisecrack

you would wisecrack

he/she/it would wisecrack

we would wisecrack

you would wisecrack

they would wisecrack

Conditional continuous

I would be wisecracking

you would be wisecracking

he/she/it would be wisecracking

we would be wisecracking

you would be wisecracking

they would be wisecracking

Conditional perfect

I would have wisecrack

you would have wisecrack

he/she/it would have wisecrack

we would have wisecrack

you would have wisecrack

they would have wisecrack

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been wisecracking

you would have been wisecracking

he/she/it would have been wisecracking

we would have been wisecracking

you would have been wisecracking

they would have been wisecracking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you wisecrack
we let´s wisecrack
you wisecrack

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to wisecrack

Past participle

wisecracked

Present Participle

wisecracking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WISECRACK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wisecrack» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of wisecrack

barb · gag · jest · jibe · joke · quip · sally · witticism

TRANSLATION OF WISECRACK

Find out the translation of wisecrack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wisecrack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wisecrack» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 俏皮话
• Translator English - Spanish: wisecrack
• English: wisecrack
• Translator English - Hindi: wisecrack
• Translator English - Arabic: ملاحظة بارعة
• Translator English - Russian: острить
• Translator English - Portuguese: piada
• Translator English - Bengali: মজার মজার মন্তব্য
• Translator English - French: sarcasme
• Translator English - Malay: Wisecrack
• Translator English - German: Witz
• Translator English - Japanese: 気の利いた言葉
• Translator English - Korean: 재치있는
• Translator English - Javanese: Wisecrack
• Translator English - Vietnamese: wisecrack
• Translator English - Tamil: wisecrack
• Translator English - Marathi: शहाणा
• Translator English - Turkish: espri
• Translator English - Italian: frizzo
• Translator English - Polish: dowcip
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гострословити
• Translator English - Romanian: glumă
• Translator English - Greek: καλαμπούρι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: grapje
• Translator English - Swedish: wisecrack
• Translator English - Norwegian: morsomhet

QUOTES WITH «WISECRACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wisecrack.

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Katharine Hepburn

It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISECRACK»

Discover the use of wisecrack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wisecrack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Legacy of the Wisecrack: Stand-up Comedy as the Great ...

The study concludes with a look at the works of specific comedians such as Steven Wright, whose three decades of performances comprise a single picaresque tale, and Richard Pryor, whose 1982 masterpiece Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset ...

Eddie Tafoya, 2009

Wisecrack

A conspiracy drives the US and Iran toward war, yet only a burgeoning lunatic and a disgraced CIA officer want to stop it. WISECRACK: suspense in a new waste land.

Mark Meier, 2013

Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in ...

Though the deployment of the sly one-liner in vaudeville routines, radio byplay, and legitimate theater well predated its formal induction by the OED, the wisecrack thrived in the talk- mad environs of pre-Code Hollywood. Cracking wise ...

Thomas Patrick Doherty, 2013

The Armchair Detective

That the insult, or wisecrack, is the lingua franca of many male groups (police, soldiers, sports teams, fraternities, etc.) shows another one of its functions. Among his peers, the hardboiled detective's wisecracks provide tests that the listeners ...

Allen J. Hubin, 1988

Penguin Pocket Jokes

Have you heard the one about the man who walked into a bar? (Ouch!)... Penguin Pocket Jokes is essential (and hilarious) reading for anyone searching for the perfect joke.

David Pickering, 2006

Studies in social interaction

So, one option on some statement is to produce a one-line wisecrack which in variously characterizable ways stands as a B to the statement, that wisecrack then generating a sequence that consists at least of a B, say, a "retort," for which the ...

David Sudnow, 1972

A Cinematic History of Comedy

Reviews the genre of comedic movies from slapstick and satire to those involving romance and British humor, using examples and plots from famous films.

Mark Wilshin, 2005

Professional Academic Writing in the Humanities and Social ...

Whereas a "wisecrack finds its way into a police file" in Greenblatt (20, my emphasis), a psychologist similarly unable to identify the agent involved might use the verb "appears" or "is found," but then the psychologist would not typically be ...

Susan MacDonald, 1994

The Art and Technique of Analytic Group Therapy

The strength of American humor is the wisecrack, and the group is a fertile field for that. A wisecrack can be a pointed interpretation which pierces resistance with lightning speed. One patient in a group complained consistently and bitterly ...

Martin Grotjahn, 1977

Contemporary Jewish-American Novelists: A Bio-critical ...

Actually he was suspended for only three days for making a wisecrack about the food. He went on to Yale, where another wisecrack got him dismissed for two weeks, but did not prevent his earning a B.A. in 1960. He went on as a Rhodes ...

Joel Shatzky, Michael Taub, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISECRACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wisecrack is used in the context of the following news items.

The Open 2015: Tiger Woods checks out with wisecrack but jokes …

Fallen hero Tiger Woods exited St Andrews last night with a wisecrack. Sadly, there was nothing amusing with his undistinguished disappearance from the Old ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»

Wisecrack Zodiac

Aries: Thursday's bark is worse than its bite, but Friday's slobber is just gross. Scratch the weekend behind its ears and it will roll over for you. Remember to give ... «Lovely County Citizen, Jul 15»

Darren Criss Apologizes to Caitlyn Jenner for 'Hedwig' Wisecrack

Darren Criss took some time out from singing this week to issue an apology, after offending at least one theatergoer with a wisecrack about Caitlyn Jenner. «TheWrap, Jun 15»

Lindsey Graham campaigns with a smile, one wisecrack at a time

KAMAS, Utah — At 6 on Saturday morning, a ruddy-faced senator packed about two dozen potential campaign donors into vans and led them to a flat range ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

Conan O'Brien Makes Transgender Wisecrack About Ann Coulter

Conan O'Brien Makes Transgender Wisecrack About Ann Coulter. By Kristine Marsh | June 9, 2015 | 9:43 AM EDT. Share it Tweet it. 0. shares. On Monday ... «NewsBusters, Jun 15»

Culture The Exhibitionist Review, Theater

Especially when it's presented by people who try to actually make it fun without talking down to their viewers. Among my favorites is Wisecrack, which describes ... «SF Weekly, Apr 15»

For Hanley Ramirez, Clay Buchholz and Rest of the Red Sox, It Was …

Say, has anyone made a Dustin Pedroia-is-on-pace-for-324-homers wisecrack yet? Who? Just every single joker with an active Twitter account who is aware ... «Boston.com, Apr 15»

Wildrose candidate turfed for off-colour wisecrack

CALGARY -- If the party wasn't mad, Albertans should be. On a night that's supposed to be about renewal and -- hopefully, maybe -- the resurrection of the only ... «Toronto Sun, Mar 15»

13 YouTube Channels That Will Make You More Awesome

But if you want to get your Good Will Hunting on and your own dose of “How do you like 'dem apples?” Wisecrack covers both literature and philosophy and ... «NewMediaRockstars, Jan 15»

Has Brisbane outgrown President Obama's 'Brisvegas' wisecrack?

When the US president talked up Queensland's capital city recently, its tourism chief worried he was being 'derogatory and negative'. So why is Brisbane so ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»