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  • verb Present participle of wisecrack.

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Examples

  • Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney both did very well -- especially when Ringo was wisecracking from the drum stool.

    View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2004

  • Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney both did very well -- especially when Ringo was wisecracking from the drum stool.

    Archive 2004-03-07 Michael Evans 2004

  • Although his solo series was fairly short-lived, the Blue Beetle probably became best known as a wisecracking member of Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis's lighthearted, five-year run on Justice League International, where he was memorably partnered with fellow hero Booster Gold, and the two quickly became best friends.

    Archive 2010-01-01 Chuck Wells 2010

  • Although his solo series was fairly short-lived, the Blue Beetle probably became best known as a wisecracking member of Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis's lighthearted, five-year run on Justice League International, where he was memorably partnered with fellow hero Booster Gold, and the two quickly became best friends.

    1980's Flashback: The Blue Beetle Chuck Wells 2010

  • Whether anyone else in the league understands his wisecracking is another matter.

    Why Fantasy Football Matters Erik Barmack 2006

  • Whether anyone else in the league understands his wisecracking is another matter.

    Why Fantasy Football Matters Erik Barmack 2006

  • He must've had to get down to 2% body fat in order to look that cut, but his wisecracking was a little lame and not as funny as it wanted to be.

    Archive 2004-12-01 Holly 2004

  • He must've had to get down to 2% body fat in order to look that cut, but his wisecracking was a little lame and not as funny as it wanted to be.

    reviews and critiques Holly 2004

  • Lloyd Nolan plays the gumshoe in all the films, the kind of wisecracking, perennially unruffled noir hero who provided the template for many a later Bogart role.

    Michael Shayne: Private Detective Ed Howard 2009

  • The film is beuing lauded for the fact that its "wisecracking" heroine doesn't get an abortion.

    1/1: Juno Ed Howard 2008

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