wisecrackとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈwaɪzˌkɹæk/

名詞

wisecrack (plural wisecracks)

1. A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.

   Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:joke

   • 1904, Chuck Connors, Bowery life:

     Cut it out, Sis, an' lissen ter er wise crack. Will yer be nice if I pay yer fine?

動詞

wisecrack (third-person singular simple present wisecracks, present participle wisecracking, simple past and past participle wisecracked)

1. (intransitive, sometimes transitive) To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.

   Synonym: crack wise

関連する語

• wiseacre, wiseass, wisecracker, wiseguy (agents who wisecrack); see also Thesaurus:know-it-all

アナグラム

• crack wise